Rawai
Rawai is a locality in Mueang Phuket, Phuket. Rawai is situated nearby to the locality Ban Sai Yuan, as well as near Ban Nai Han.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kata and Ko Bon.
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.
Ko Bon
Photo: Dawn in Phuket, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ko Bon is a small island SSE of Ko Phuket. It lies 1-2 km off-shore.
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 4 km north of Rawai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rawai and 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.
Nai Han
Nai Han, more commonly referred to as Nai Harn, is a beach at the southernmost tip of Phuket, near Laem Phromthep. The northern bit of Nai Han is Ao Sen.
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.
Rawai
- Type: Locality with 18,800 residents
- Location: Mueang Phuket, Phuket, Southern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.7918° or 7° 47′ 31″ northLongitude
98.3179° or 98° 19′ 4″ eastPopulation
18,800Open location code
6MVWQ8R9+P5GeoNames ID
12643444
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In Other Languages
“Rawai” goes by many names.
- Thai: “ราไวย์”
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Localities in the Area
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