Amphoe Kathu

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Kathu
กะทู้

Statistics
Province:	Phuket
District office:	Kathu 7°54′32″N, 98°20′0″E
Area:	67.09 km²
Inhabitants:	43,541 (2007)
Pop. density:	649 inh./km²
Geocode:	8302
Postal code:	83120
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Kathu (Thai: กะทู้) is a district (Amphoe) of Phuket Province, located in the west of the island. It neighbors Thalang to the north, Mueang Phuket to the east and south, and the Andaman Sea to the west.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Administration 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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 township (thesaban tambon) status, and Kamala is led by a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

Nr. Name Thai name Villages Inh. 1. Kathu กะทู้ 8 20,239 2. Pa Tong ป่าตอง - 17,843 3. Kamala กมลา 6 5,459

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

• amphoe.com

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