Phuket Location and Geography

Location and Boundaries

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

On the North: Lies the Pak Prah Strait, spanned by two bridges running side-by-side, the older Sarasin Bridge, and the newer Thao Thep Krasattri Bridge.
On the South: Is the Andaman Sea.
On the East: Is Ao Phang-Nga Bay (In the jurisdiction mainly of Phang-Nga Province).
On the West: Is the Andaman Sea.

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Geography

About 70 percent of Phuket is mountainous a western range runs from north to south from which smaller branches derive. The highest peak is Mai Tha Sip Song, or Twelve Canes, at 529 meters, which lies within the boundaries of Tambon Patong, Kathu District. The remaining 30 percent of the island, mainly in the center and south, is formed by low plains. Streams include the Khlong Bang Yai, Tha Jin, Khlong Tha Rua, and Khlong Bang Rong, none of which is large.