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Province in Thailand
Phang Nga
พังงา
Province
Other transcription(s)
• Southern Thai
พังงา (pronounced[pʰâŋ.ŋâːʔ])
From left to right, top to bottom : Phang Nga Bay, Surin Islands, Similan Islands, Ko Panyi, Khao Lak–Lam Ru National Park
Flag
Seal
Motto(s):
แร่หมื่นล้าน บ้านกลางน้ำ ถ้ำงามตา ภูผาแปลก แมกไม้จำปูน บริบูรณ์ด้วยทรัพยากร ("Millions of minerals. Home in the water. Beautiful caves and weird cliffs. Branches of the Anaxagorea. Rich in resources.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Phang Nga province
Country
Thailand
Capital
Phang Nga
Government
• Governor
Chamroen Thipphayaphongthada (since October 2019)[1]
Area
[2]
• Total
4,171 km2 (1,610 sq mi)
• Rank
Ranked 53rd
Population
(2018)[3]
• Total
268,240
• Rank
Ranked 72nd
• Density
64/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Rank
Ranked 68th
Human Achievement Index
[4]
• HAI (2022)
0.6432 "average" Ranked 36th
GDP
[5]
• Total
baht 72 billion (US$2.5 billion) (2019)
Time zone
UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
82xxx
Calling code
076
ISO 3166 code
TH-82
Website
www.phangnga.go.th
Phang Nga (Thai: พังงา, pronounced[pʰāŋ.ŋāː]) is one of the southern provinces (Changwat) of Thailand, on the shore of the Andaman Sea to the west and Phang Nga Bay to the south. Neighbouring provinces, from north and moving clockwise, are Ranong, Surat Thani, and Krabi. Towards the south of Phang Nga is the Phuket province, connected by the Sarasin Bridge.
^"ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง แต่งตั้งข้าราชการพลเรือนสามัญ" [Announcement of the Prime Minister's Office regarding the appointment of civil servants] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 136 (Special 242 Ngor). 15. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^Advancing Human Development through the ASEAN Community, Thailand Human Development Report 2014, table 0:Basic Data (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-974-680-368-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2016, Data has been supplied by Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, at Wayback Machine.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^"รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^"ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 48{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^"Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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