Phuket (city)
Phuket
ภูเก็ต | |
|---|---|
| City of Phuket เทศบาลนครภูเก็ต | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Thai | ภูเก็ต |
| • Jawi | بوکيت (Jawi) |
| • Hokkien | 普吉市 Phóo-kiat-tshī (Tâi-lô) |
Phuket | |
| Coordinates: 7°53′17″N 98°23′51″E / 7.88806°N 98.39750°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Phuket province |
| District | Mueang Phuket |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipality |
| • Mayor | Saroj Ankanapilas |
| Area | |
| 12 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 224 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
| 71,284 | |
| • Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 252,515 |
| • Metro | 400,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area code | (+66) 76 |
| Geocode | 8399 |
| Website | phuketcity |
Phuket (/puːˈkɛt/ poo-KET; Thai: เทศบาลนครภูเก็ต or ภูเก็ต, pronounced [pʰūː.kèt]) is a city in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand, and the capital of Phuket province. As of 2024 the city municipality had a population of 71,284 and an urban population of 252,515 in the entire district of Amphoe Mueang. When considering the broader metropolitan area, the population is approximately 400,000.
Phuket is 862 km (535.6 mi) south of Bangkok.