:Phang Nga
{{About|the town Phang Nga}}
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Phang Nga ({{langx|th|พังงา}}, {{RTGS|Phangnga}}, {{IPA|th|pʰāŋ.ŋāː|pron}}) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, capital of Phang Nga Province. The town covers the whole tambon Thai Chang of Mueang Phang Nga district. As of 2005 it had a population of 9,559 and covered an area of 6.75 km². Phang Nga is 764 km from Bangkok by road.
The municipal administration was created on 11 February 1937.{{cite web|publisher=Phang Nga city administration|url=http://www.phangngacity.go.th/about_us.html|title=About us|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928195430/http://www.phangngacity.go.th/about_us.html|archivedate=2007-09-28}} Note that B.E. 2479 ended on March 31. The town is subdivided into nine wards (chumchon).
- Talat Yai (ตลาดใหญ่)
- Borirak Bamrung (บริรักษ์บำรุง)
- Samakkhi (สามัคคี)
- Thung Chedi (ทุ่งเจดีย์)
- Ruamchai Phatthana (ร่วมใจพัฒนา)
- Na Krok Khok Ya (นากรอกคอกหญ้า)
- Thanon Mai (ถนนใหม่)
- Khao Chang (เขาช้าง)
- Wang Mokaeng (วังหม้อแกง)
Notable people
- Teerayoot Suebsil (born 1978), professional footballer
References
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External links
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{{Wikivoyage}}
- http://www.phangngacity.go.th (Thai)
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Category:Populated places in Phang Nga province
Category:Populated places established in 1937
Category:1937 establishments in Siam
Category:Cities and towns in Thailand
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