Phuket Province

Phuket (,  ), umwhile kent as Talang (Tha-Laang) an, in Wastren sources, Junk Ceylon (a corruption o the Malay Tanjung Salang, i.e. "Cape Salang"),Smithies, Michael (2002), Three military accounts of the 1688 "Revolution" in Siam, Itineria Asiatica, Orchid Press, Bangkok, ISBN 974-524-005-2, p.179 is ane o the soothren provinces (changwat) o Thailand. Neighbourin provinces are (frae north clockwise) Phang Nga an Krabi, but as Phuket is an island there are nae land boondaries.

Phuket, which is approximately the size o Singapore, is Thailand’s lairgest island.  The island is connectit tae mainland Thailand bi twa bridges. It is situatit aff the wast coast o Thailand in the Andaman Sea.  Phuket umwhile derived its wealth frae tin an rubber, an enjoyed a rich an colorful history.  The island wis on ane o the major tradin routes atween Indie an Cheenae, an wis frequently mentioned in foreign ship logs o Portuguese, French, Dutch an Inglis traders. The region nou derives muckle o its income frae tourism.

Sister ceeties
Phuket Province haes a number o sister ceeties. They are:

  Las Vegas, Unitit States
  Nice, Fraunce
  Hainan Province, Cheenae 

Phuket Province is Twin touns wi:
  Yantai, Cheenae
  Nakhodka, Roushie, since September 2006
  Port Blair, Indie

References

Category:Islands o Thailand

Category:Provinces o Thailand