Patong
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Patong ( , ) refers to the beach and town on Phuket's west coast. It is the main tourist resort on the island of Phuket, and is the centre of Phuket's nightlife and shopping. The beach became popular with Western tourists, especially Europeans, in the late-1980s. It has numerous hotels and the area has expanded into a tourist place. Bangla Road is a popular street in this area with vibrant nightlife.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Patong
- Settlement.official_name
- Patong Town Municipality
- Settlement.native_name
- ป่าตอง
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- th
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Patong Beach.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Thailand
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Patong
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Thailand
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Phuket Province
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 16.4
- Settlement.area_metro_km2
- 67.09
- Settlement.population_total
- 19,346
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_note
- Registered residents only
via Wikipedia infobox
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- Commons category
- Patong Beach
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Environment
- Municipality's Efforts to Maintain Cleanliness at Patong Beach in Phuket
- Nightlife
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Patong ( , ) refers to the beach and town on Phuket's west coast. It is the main tourist resort on the island of Phuket, and is the centre of Phuket's nightlife and shopping. The beach became popular with Western tourists, especially Europeans, in the late-1980s. It has numerous hotels and the area has expanded into a tourist place. Bangla Road is a popular street in this area with vibrant nightlife.
==History== thumb|left|Bangla Road, Patong Beach Walking Street, 2013 thumb|left|Bars along Bangla Road, Patong (2018)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Patong” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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