Kathu District

Kathu
กะทู้
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Phuket Province
Coordinates: 7°54′32″N 98°20′0″E / 7.90889°N 98.33333°ECoordinates: 7°54′32″N 98°20′0″E / 7.90889°N 98.33333°E
Country  Thailand
Province Phuket
Seat Kathu
Area
 • Total 67.09 km2 (25.90 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 43,541
 • Density 649/km2 (1,680/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 83120
Geocode 8302

Kathu (Thai: กะทู้) is a district (amphoe) of Phuket Province, Thailand. The district is located in the west of Phuket Island. It neighbors Thalang to the north, Mueang Phuket to the east and south, and the Andaman Sea to the west.

Geography

Kathu is the district which covers the most touristical beach of Phuket, Patong. Kamala beach to the north is much less developed.

History

On December 5, 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 December 10, 1959.[2]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 14 villages (muban). Patong has town (thesaban mueang) status, Kathu has subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) status, and Kamala is led by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). Each of the municipalities coincide with the same-named subdistrict.

Nr. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1.Kathuกะทู้820,239
2.Pa Tongป่าตอง-17,843
3.Kamalaกมลา65,459

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ยุบอำเภอกะทู้ลงเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 55 (0 ง): 2966. December 5, 1938.
  2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอชุมพวง อำเภอเชียงยืน อำเภอแก้งคร้อ อำเภอสำโรงทาบ อำเภอคอนสาร อำเภอเซกา อำเภอทุ่งเสลี่ยม อำเภอบ้านด่าน อำเภอขนอม อำเภอบ้านแพรก อำเภอกระทู้ และอำเภอคลองใหญ่ พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 76 (113 ก special): 8–11. December 10, 1959.

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