Phuket (city) - Wikipedia

Phuket (city) - Wikipedia
Phuket (city)

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This article is about the city. For the province it is located in, see Phuket province.
Phuket
ภูเก็ต
City Municipality
City of Phuket
เทศบาลนครภูเก็ต
Other transcription(s)
 • Thai ภูเก็ต
 • Jawi بوکيت‎ (Jawi)
 • Hokkien 普吉市
Phóo-kiat-tshī (Tâi-lô)
Phuket
Phuket
Official seal of Phuket
Seal
Phuket is located in ThailandPhuketPhuket
Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 7°53′17″N 98°23′51″E
Country Thailand
Province Phuket province
District Mueang Phuket
Government
 • Type City Municipality
 • Mayor Saroj Ankanapilas
Area
 • City Municipality
12 km2 (5 sq mi)
 • Metro 224 km2 (86 sq mi)
Population (2020)
 • City Municipality
79,308
 • Density 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 250,474
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code (+66) 76
Geocode 8399
Website phuketcity.go.th

Phuket (/puːˈkɛt/ poo-KET; Thai: เทศบาลนครภูเก็ต[pronunciation?] or ภูเก็ต, pronounced [pʰūː.kèt]) is a city in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand, and the capital of Phuket province. As of 2020 the city had a population of 79,308. It covers the subdistricts (tambons) Talat Yai (Thai: ตลาดใหญ่) and Talat Nuea (Thai: ตลาดเหนือ) of Mueang Phuket district.

Phuket is 862 km (535.6 mi) south of Bangkok.[1]

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