Karon municipality
Karon municipality is a town in Mueang Phuket, Phuket. Karon municipality is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kata Yai Beach, as well as near the quarter Ban Kata.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 8,170 residents
- Description: subdistrict municipality in Phuket province, Thailand
- Also known as: “Karon” and “Thetsaban Tambon Karon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Karon and Kata.
Karon
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karon Beach refers to a beach, and the town adjoining it, on the west coast of Phuket, Thailand. It is considered as the second longest beach in the province.
Kata
Kata Yai and Kata Noi are two adjacent beaches on the west coast of Phuket, directly south of Karon. Kata Yai is sometimes called simply Kata Beach.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Patong and Kata.
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
Neighborhood
Photo: ADwarf, Public domain.
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. Kata is situated 4½ km south of Karon municipality.
Karon municipality
- Categories: subdistrict municipality, Sukhaphiban, and locality
- Location: Mueang Phuket, Phuket, Southern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.8475° or 7° 50′ 51″ northLongitude
98.2981° or 98° 17′ 53″ eastPopulation
8,170Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
6MVWR7XX+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 313346979OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
7091845Wikidata ID
Q15629555
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Thai—“Karon municipality” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Карон”
- German: “Karon”
- Russian: “Карон”
- Thai: “กะรน”
- Thai: “เทศบาลตำบลกะรน”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ban Karon and Karon Circle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wat Suwankiriket and Karon Temple Market.
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