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Get the Mueang Phuket, Phuket local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
Get the Phuket local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
The beach and the bay at Kata Noi (December 2003). Hat Kata Noi (Thai: หาดกะตะน้อย, pronounced [hàːt kā.tàʔ nɔ́ːj]; Noi meaning 'little' in Thai) is a beach on the southwest side of the island of Phuket in Thailand. It is adjacent to Kata Beach to the south. The beach is bordered to the north by the Mon Tri's Villa ...
There are frequent ferry boats to Ko Phi Phi from Phuket, Ko Lanta, and Krabi town starting at 08:30. Last boats from Krabi and Phuket depart at 14:30. In the "green season" (Jun-Oct), travel to and from Ko Lanta is via Krabi town only. [7] There is a large modern deep water government pier on Tonsai Bay, Phi Phi Don Village, completed in late ...
Weather. 24/7 Help. ... and lounging at Golden Beach and Ġnejna Bay. ... great night markets, and endless outdoor activities, such as white-water rafting. The islands of Koh Phi Phi, Phuket, and ...
On 26 December 2004, Patong Beach along with many other areas along the west coast of Phuket and Thailand were struck by a tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The wave caused a great deal of destruction to the waterfront of the beach and immediately inland and only one woman was killed in a basement seafront grocery store.
The resort area of Khao Lak some 80 km north of Phuket was hit far worse with 3,950 confirmed deaths. However, the death toll in Khao Lak may have exceeded 4,500. Khao Lak was the coastal area of Thailand hardest hit by the tsunami resulting from the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. [6]
On 5 December 1938 the district was downgraded to a minor district (king amphoe) and became a subordinate of Mueang Phuket district. [1] It was upgraded to a full district again on 10 December 1959. [2] During the King Mongkut (Rama IV)'s regin in early Rattanakosin period, Kathu has experienced tragedy when two Chinese triad gangs were killed ...