Kata
Hat Kata Noi is a beach on the southwest side of the island of Phuket in Thailand. It is adjacent to Kata Beach to the south. The beach is bordered to the north by the Mon Tri's Villa Royale Resort, and most of the beachfront is occupied by the resort of Kata Thani.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: ADwarf, Public domain.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: beach in Phuket, Thailand
- Also known as: “Hat Kata Noi”, “Kata Beach”, “Kata Noi beach”, and “Kata Noi Beach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kata and Phuket Big Buddha.
Kata
Phuket Big Buddha
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phuket Big Buddha, or The Great Buddha of Phuket, is a seated Maravija Buddha statue in Phuket, Thailand. The official name is Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri, shortened to Ming Mongkol Buddha. Phuket Big Buddha is situated 2½ km northeast of Kata.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nai Han and Rawai.
Nai Han
Rawai
Photo: WolfgangHolzem1965, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rawai is a seafront village in Phuket. The northern part of Rawai is known as Hat Mittraphap, and has some beachfront, while the southern portion is the urban area and a port called Laem Ka.
Patong
Photo: Rene Ehrhardt, CC BY 2.0.
Patong is the largest beach resort on the island of Phuket. Patong is a party capital of Asia, with famous nightlife and a great beach. This article also includes Kalim, a series of small beaches just north of Patong.
Kata
- Categories: beach and locality
- Location: Karon, Mueang Phuket, Phuket, Southern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.80745° or 7° 48′ 27″ northLongitude
98.30049° or 98° 18′ 2″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
6MVWR842+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2505472525OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Thai—“Kata” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kata Noi Beach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط كاتا نوى”
- Finnish: “Kata Noi”
- Russian: “Ката Ной”
- Swedish: “Kata Beach”
- Thai: “กะตะ”
- Thai: “หาดกะตะน้อย”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ban Kata Kiri and Kata Yai Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sea Fun Divers and Wedding at Katathani Phuket Beach Resort.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kata”. Photo: ADwarf, Public domain.