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Phuket nestles in balmy Andaman Sea waters on Thailand's Indian Ocean coast-line 867 kilometers south of Bangkok. And is approximately the size of Singapore, phuket is Thailand's largest island.

It is bounded thus: 48.7 kilometers, at its longest, phuket is 21.3 kilometers; measured at its widest point. With a total area of 570 square kilometers, phuket is surrounded by 32 smaller islands that form part of the same administration, thailand's largest island. And from 98' 15" to 98' 40" west longitude on the map, lying between 7' 45 " and 8' 15" north latitude, in the Indian Ocean, phuket is an island connected by bridges to southern Thailand's Andaman Sea coast.

None of which is large, and Klong Bang Rohng, klong Ta Rua, klong Ta Jin, streams include the Klong Bang Yai. Is formed by low plains, mainly in the center and south, the remaining 30 percent of the island. Kathu District (no roads go there yet), which lies within the boundaries of Tambon Patong, at 529 meters, or Twelve Canes, the highest peak is Mai Tao Sip Song. A western range runs from north to south from which smaller branches derive; about 70 percent of Phuket is mountainous.

History of Phuket

He mentioned that in making a trip from Suwannapum to the Malay Peninsula it was necessary to pass the cape of Jang Si Lang. Written by the Alexadrian geographer in the Third Century A.D, the name is thought to have its roots in Ptolemy's Geographia. Is the name found on old maps, with variations, which, it was known as Junk Ceylon, however, for most of history. Or crystal mountain, and remanins dating back to A.D.1025 indicate that the island's present day name derives in meaning from the Tamil manikram, phuket Island has a long recorded history.

Was the dog, by which it was known to others in those largely pre-literate times, phuket's emblem, governed as the eleventh in a constellation of twelve cities. It was part of the Srivichai and Siri Tahm empires, as Muang Takua-Talang, later. The island appears to have been part of the Shivite empire (called in Thai the Tam Porn Ling) that established itself on the Malay Peninsula during the first Millenium A.D. Phuket was a way station on the route between India and China where seafarers stopped to shelter.

A concession in the hands of foreigners, and the southern and western parts were given over to the tin trade, the island's northern and central regions then were governed by the Thais. The Dutch established a trading post during the Ayuthaya Period in the 16th Cent. Another area with vast tin reserves, during the Sukothai Period Phuket was associated with Takua Pah in what is now Phang-nga Province.

Kunying Jan and her sister were credited with the successful defense. 1785, after a month's siege the Burmese were forced to depart on 13 March. And her sister Mook, wife of Phuket's recently deceased governor, kunying Jan, forces in Phuket were assembled led by the two heroines. Sent word that the Burmese were en route to attack, francis Light, a passing sea captain. This led to Phuket's most memorable historic event. And carry off the populations to slavery in Burma, they outfitted a fleet to raid the southern provinces. Were anxious to return to the offensive, however, the Burmese. Who drove out the Burmese and re-unified the country, ended by King Taksin, after Ayuthaya was sacked by the Burmese in 1767 there was a short interregnum in Thailand.

Her sister became Thao Sri Suntorn. By which she is known today, a title of nobility usually reserved for royalty, in recognition King Rama I bestowed upon Kunying Jan the honorific Thao Thep Kasatri.

While the coastal settlements remained populated chiefly by Muslim fishermen, during the Nineteenth Century Chinese immigrants arrived in such numbers to work the tin mines that the ethnic character of the island's interior became predominantly Chinese.

The island was established as a province by itself, and in 1933 with the change in government from absolute monarchy to a parliamentary system, phuket became the administration center of a group of tin mining provinces called Monton Phuket, in Rama V's reign.

Boundaries

On the West Is the Andaman Sea. On the East Is Ao Phang-nga Bay (In the Jurisdiction mainly of Phang-nga Province). On the South Is the Andaman Sea. And the newer Thao Thep Krasatri Bridge, the older Sarasin Bridge, spanned by two bridges running side-by-side, on the North Is the Pak Prah Strait.

Climate

When nightly lows dip to 22 degrees Celsius, lowest averages occur in January. Prevail during March, at 33.4 degrees Celsius, highest average temperatures. When the monsoon comes from the northeast, the dry season is from November through April. During which the monsoon blows from the southwest, the rainy season begins in May and lasts till October. Rainy and dry, there are two distinct seasons. It is therefore always and humid. Phuket's weather conditions are dominated by monsoon winds that blow year round.

Transportation

By Car

Distance is 867 kilometers. Just beyond which is the Tao Thep Krasatri Bridge and Phuket, and Takua Tung districts before reaching the town of Kok Kloy, takua Pa, in Phang-nga the road passes through Kuraburi. Go south through Kraburi and Kah-Perr districts to Phang-nga Province, from Ranong, and at Chumporn go right to Ranong, prajuab-Kirikan, petchburi, ratchburi, along the way pass the provinces of Nakorn Pathom. Take Route 4 from Bangkok south.

Or in Phuket (076) 211480 (02) 4351200, In Bangkok tel, . Ltd, for details call the individual bus companies: Borisat Kohn Sohng Jumkat Phuket Transport Co. Both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned buses leave the Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok daily.

By Air

There are also many regular and chartered flights from other airlines. 212946 or from travel agents around the world, 212499, or in Phuket (076) 211195, 2800080, (02) 2800070. In Bangkok Tel, details about flights to and from Phuket International Airport can be obtained from Thai Airway.

By Sea

Contact your travel agent for information about the may different ships that stop at Phuket. The Deep Sea Port (Port of Phuket) at Phuket is visited by both cargo and cruise ship from Thailand and from abroad.

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