Karon municipality
Karon municipality is a town in Mueang Phuket, Phuket. Karon municipality is situated near the neighborhood Kata Yai Beach, as well as near the quarter Ban Kata.- 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: Karon and Kata.
Karon
Kata
Kata Yai and Kata Noi are two adjacent beaches on the west coast of Phuket, directly south of Karon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Patong and Kata.
Kata
Neighborhood
Photo: ADwarf, Public domain.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″ north
Longitude
98.2981° or 98° 17′ 53″ east
Population
8,170
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
6MVWR7XX+26
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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
Places to explore: Ban Karon and Karon Circle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wat Suwankiriket and Karon Temple Market.
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