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Phang Nga (Thai: พังงา, pronounced [pʰāŋ.ŋāː]), one of the southern province in Thailand, on the shore of the Andaman sea to the west and Phang Nga Bay to the south. In the pass original name of Phang Nga province was “Mueang Phu Nga” which was a city depended on Nakhon Si Thammarat. Phang nga town was officially established in the reign of King Rama II of Rattanakosin in 1809, and in 1916 haas changed the name into Phang Nga province by King Rama VII. Phang Nga province are 4,171 sq.km. which is include 105 island such as James Bond island (Khao Phing Kan and Khao Ta Pu), most famous island of Phang Nga province. Phang Nga is devided into 8 districts, which are further divided into 48 subdistricts and 314 village. Phang Nga Provincial Administration Organization (Ongkan Suan Changwat) is the main government office at Phang Nga province and more 15 municipal areas in province. “James Bond island” the most famous island in Phang Nga that local known as Khao Phing Kan and Khao Ta Pu, is the place for filming 1974 James Bond movie The Man With The Golden Gun with Roger Moore and Christopher Lee. Phang Nga also have local tradition such as release turtles into the sea or Chak Phra tradition. And also have many delicious local food that are well known in Thailand such as Taro Sesame Puff.

History
Phang Nga Province used to be inhabited by ancient prehistoric people. Archaeological evidence found such as pottery fragments, stone bracelets and shells in the cave in Suwannakuha Temple Takua Thung District  and the color paintings on the walls he wrote  Ao Phang Nga National Park

In 1822, the same year Thalang was established, James Low, the head of the governor of Penang Island's diplomatic mission, came in Phang Nga. The person in charge of resolving the issue with Chao Phraya Nakhon Si Thammarat (Noi Na Nakhon), according to James Lowe's records "The majority of the Chinese settlers lived in huts that were around 30 homes apart in the city, which had a little more than 100 households. The houses are well-built, spacious, and inviting."

After Burma's threat receded and Burma lost Akan and Tanintharyi to the British, the government moved inhabitants from Phang Nga to Thalang in 1824. Then, a regional change occurred in the provinces along the upper west coast. the cities of Thalang, Takua Thung, and Takua Pa to proceed directly to the city of Phang Nga. Raise Phang Nga to the status of a master city adjacent to Bangkok.

Since 1840, Phang Nga city has expanded and prospered, thanks in part to government assistance. The governor of Phang Nga, Phraya Borirak Phuthon (Kham Na Nakhon), passed away. As a result, Phang Nga's administrative area was split up into districts and sub-districts. It divided the city of Phang Nga into four districts and twenty-four sub-districts. From 1916 until 1930, Takuapa Province was a district of Phang Nga Province until the economic slump under King Rama VII caused it to be disbanded.

Geography
Phang Nga Province has an area of ​​approximately 4,171 square kilometers and the area is mangrove forest and rainforest accounted for 57% of the total area. The contact areas are arranged clockwise as follows:

North adjacent to Ranong Province

East adjacent to Surat Thani and Krabi provinces

South adjacent to Phuket and the Andaman Sea.

West. borders the Indian Ocean.

And there are up to 155 islands in the Andaman Sea, which is the province with the largest number of islands in Thailand.

Province of Phang Nga geography It is a large, intricate mountain that runs from north to south. It has forests and a shoreline that is around 239.25 kilometers long. It is a mangrove forest, moist evergreen forest, hill forest, and deciduous woodland. It descends from east to west into the Andaman Sea for the plains. by the coast Mangrove forests are almost always present. There are roughly 105 islands in the region, including the Similan Islands, which are a popular seaside destination. Ao Phang Nga, Koh Kho Khao, Khao Lak Beach, and the Surin Islands, among others’

Topography
More than 55% of the area in the province is made up of mountains covered in rainforest. The granite rock of the highlands. Although the soils can be somewhat sandy, the province's west and southwest contain some low plains that are good for farming. There are coconut groves, palm oil plantations, rubber plantations, and various types of agriculture in these regions. The 240 kilometers of the province's wavy coastline are almost exclusively made up of sandy beaches or coastal mangroves. The nicest beaches may be found all along the western coast, where the waves from the rainy season batter the shore and create lovely sandy beaches.

Floating Festival
Festival on the Water, It is an annual custom of the Moken tribe, who reside on Surin Island, and it takes place in the months of April and May. It is customary to honor the ancestral spirit pillar in the village of Chao Ley on Koh Surin Tai (Nia En Lo Pong). The Moken tribe will suspend its regular activities at this time so that everyone can take part in the project. On the day of the celebration, there will be rituals, offerings to the ancestors' spirits, fortune telling, music, dancing, and "Ka Bang" floats, which are thought to carry disease and misery away from the family and community. There is also a ceremony to worship the spirits of the ancestors to help protect them. Chao Lay considers sailing to be the most important tradition of the year. It is usually held twice a year, 3 days each, which is on the 14th, 15th day of the waxing moon and the first waning moon of the 6th and 11th lunar months, which is during the monsoon season. On the day of the boat float, some sea people will go to pay respects to the village ghosts first for their auspiciousness. The majority of the softwoods used to construct boats are used as rakam wood, in which the entire town is connected to a single boat. The 6 foot long, 2 foot wide Jug Fish boat is exquisitely painted. The stern of the sails, which are made of wood and covered in calico, is used to load the boat with commonplace objects like knives, mortars, clothing, and shoes. The family patriarch then brings a doll that is fashioned after a person in the evening after the ship is complete. Cut everyone's fingernails, toenails, and hair, then carve it out of wood according on the number of family members. as well as dry goods  such as shrimp paste, salt, betel nuts, betel  prepared to be put into the boat  for the float. In the evening, there will be young people  Together, the band dances until the dawn of a new day, then a jukebox is released into the sea. when he was sure that the ship had floated back  Thus, the main ritual was completed. After that, the men would go into the forest to find wood and make 7 crosses. At the end of the tree on both sides attach the leaves and put them in vertical rows from land to sea at the place where the ceremonial boats are placed. This tree is called Kayu Hapad. It is a sacred tree to ward off unfortunate things come to the village again. Villagers will plant this tree until the next morning, and then pull it out and re-embroider it horizontally, extending from the head of the village to the end of the village. The float ceremony has come to a close. The Chao Le brothers, who had been having a good time for several days, were forced to part ways. They decided to wait until the next float ceremony, when everyone will be together for another term, and then they will take out the old raven pole and bring a new one to be embroidered.

The festival of fasting to eat vegetables in Phang Nga Province
The festival of fasting to eat vegetables in Phang Nga Province, Scheduled to be held on the first day of the waxing moon to the ninth lunar month of the 11th lunar month will be between September - October of every year. During the fasting of vegetables, villagers will go to receive food from the shrine dressed in white. There are rituals according to beliefs, such as fire wading ceremonies, ceremonies to sacrifice the stars of the seven days, ceremonies to collect bad luck, and parades around the city on different roads to bless the villagers with the ability to be happy forever.

New Year Merit Making Festival
In Phang Nga province, a merit-making festival is held on January 1 of every year at the front of the Phang Nga Municipality Office and at the multipurpose open space in Takua Pa district. In addition to that, happy new year greeting cards are also sent to people we are related to or people we respect as well. It expresses a wish for that person to have peace and happiness forever.

Provincial government
Phang Nga is divided into eight districts (amphoes), which are further divided into 48 subdistricts (tambons) and 314 villages (mubans).


 * 1) Mueang Phang Nga
 * 2) Ko Yao
 * 3) Kapong
 * 4) Takua Thung
 * 5) Takua Pa
 * 6) Khura Buri
 * 7) Thap Put
 * 8) Thai Mueang

Local government
There is a single Phang Nga Provincial Administration Organization (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and fifteen municipal (thesaban) regions as of November 26, 2019. Town (thesaban mueang) status is granted to Phang Nga and Takua Pa. additional 13 municipalities in the district (thesaban tambon). 36 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations (SAO) oversee the non-municipal territories (ongkan borihan suan tambon). There is a single Phang Nga Provincial Administration Organization (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and fifteen municipal (thesaban) regions as of November 26, 2019. Town (thesaban mueang) status is granted to Phang Nga and Takua Pa. additional 13 municipalities in the district (thesaban tambon). 36 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations (SAO) oversee the non-municipal territories (ongkan borihan suan tambon).

Symbols
Provincial seal of Phang Nga

The provincial seal shows the Phu Khao Chang mountains in the background, with city hall in front. It also shows a dredge to represent the tin mining in the province.

The provincial slogan is, "Massive mining industry, Ban Klang Nam 'floating house', delightful caves, strangely shaped hills, Jampun flower, rich in resources".

The provincial tree is Cinnamomum porrectum (hardy cinnamon), and the provincial flower is Anaxagorea javanica.

Provincial seal of Phang Nga

The provincial seal shows the Phu Khao Chang mountains in the background, with city hall in front. It also shows a dredge to represent the tin mining in the province.

The provincial slogan is, "Massive mining industry, Ban Klang Nam 'floating house', delightful caves, strangely shaped hills, Jampun flower, rich in resources".

Kindergarten
1.Lampee Kindergarten

2.Chang Kindergarten

3.Lam Kaen Municipality Kindergarten

4.Kalai Kindergarten

5.Thai Mueang Subdistrict Administrative Organization Kindergarten

Primary school
1.Kapong School

2.Ban Kalai School

3.Ban Koh Klang School

4.Ban Klong Hia School

5.Ban Khok Charoen School

6.Ban Tha Khao School

7.Ban Thung Tor Rua School

8.Ban Na Nai School

9.Ban Nam Chuet School

10.Ban Fang Tha School

Secondary school
1.Kapong Pittayakom School

2.Koh Yao Wittaya School

3.Khlong Khian Rat Rat Rangsan School

4.Kuraburi Chai Phatthana Pittayakom School

5.Dibuk Phangnga Wittayayon School

6.Takua Thung Ngan Tawee Wittayakhom School

7.Takuapa Khiri Khet School

8.Thap Put Wittaya School

9.Thung Pho Witthaya School

10.Satree Phangnga School

University
1.Phang-nga Technical College

2. Ramkhamhaeng University Chaloem Phra Kiat Academic Resources Branch, Phang Nga Province

General Hospitals
1.Phang Nga Hospital

2.Takua Pa Hospital

Community Hospitals
1.Bang Sai - Takua Pa Hospital

2.Kapong Chaiphat Hospital

3.Khura Buri Chaiphat Hospital

4.Ko Yao Chaiphat Hospital

5.Takua Thung Hospital

6.Thai Mueang Chaiphat Hospital

7.Thap Put Hospital

Military and Police
1.Phang Nga Naval Base Hospital

Roads
Hwy 4 is the main route that connects all districts in Phang Nga (except Kapong and Ko Yao). Hwy 401 connects Phang Nga to Surat Thani. Hwy 402 connects Phang Nga to Phuket province. Hwy 4090 connects Muang to Kapong District.

Railways
There is no rail system in Phang Nga province. The nearest railway station is at Phunphin district, Surat Thani province.

Bus
There are frequent buses to Bangkok and other provinces. There are also non air conditioned intra-provincial buses.

Public transit
songthaews are the most popular mode of public transportation in Phang Nga.

Motorbike - taxi
These are found mainly in Phang Nga town and are used mainly for very short distances. Charges correspond to distance traveled.

Airport
There is no airport in Phang Nga province. The nearest airport is Phuket International Airport.

Tourism
Phang Nga province is blessed with a variety of outstanding natural attractions including the stunning Phang Nga Bay which contains over forty small islands/ islets including Ko Tapu (AKA James Bond Island) where the film The Man with the Golden Gun was shot, the idyllic Mu Ko Surin and Mu Ko Similan which have been rated among the world’s best scuba diving sites, the tranquil sandy coast of Khao Lak as well as Ko Yao Noi and Ko Yao Yai.

Flying to Phuket Airport and then taking a car to Phang Nga is the most straightforward method to get here. The majority of the resorts are located on Khao Lak Beach, a 1.5-hour drive from Phuket Airport. Numerous sports are very well-liked, including sea kayaking, snorkeling, zip lining, surfing, cycling, and beach activities.

Samet Nangshe
Samet Nangshe Viewpoint is probably one of the best viewpoints in the country. What makes this viewpoint special is the vantage point it gives over the scenic Phang Nga Bay.The viewpoint is located on the top of a bald hill a few kilometers away from the eastern coastline of Phang Nga province. The vantage point offers a stunning view of Phang Nga Bay and all of its lovely islands, including James Bond Island and the Hong Islands. One of the best perspectives in the nation is definitely Samet Nangshe Viewpoint. The view it provides of the picturesque Phang Nga Bay is what distinguishes this viewpoint as unique. A few kilometers from Phang Nga province's eastern coast, the viewpoint is perched atop a bald hill. The vantage point offers a stunning view of Phang Nga Bay and all of its lovely islands, including James Bond Island and the Hong Islands.

James Bond Island
James Bond Island is one of the most iconic islands in Phang Nga Bay and it is one that people like to visit from all over, even from places as far as Phuket and Krabi.James Bond Island or Tapu Island as it is known locally is a tall and narrow limestone island in a shape of a nail ("tapu" means nail in Thai) as in construction nails, caused by millions of years of erosion by the ocean at its base forming the nail.The island was also featured in the 1974 James Bond movie, hence why it is also known as James Bond Island.At the James Bond Island, you will also find the leaning mountains or Khao Ping Kan, 2 pieces of massive rocks leaning and supporting each other creating a small cave you can walk in between.

Surin Islands
The five gorgeous isles of the Surin Islands Marine National Park sit 60 km offshore, 5km from the Thailand–Myanmar marine border. It is one of the dive sites in the world where whale sharks are most often found. Richelieu Rock, which has enormous underwater rock formations of varying sizes, is a stunning dive site with a variety of colorful marine life, including frogfish, clown shrimp, seahorses, nudibranchs, damsels, angelfish, and dozens of anthias. It is also home to the elusive ghost pipe fish. Additionally, schools of fusiliers, barracuda, batfish, and giant snapper will be visible to divers. Snorkelers have several possibilities to explore the most pristine corals in Thailand because to the shallow coral reefs that line the sheltered coastlines of the Surin Islands. For marine species, the reefs serve as a home, a feeding ground, and a place to spawn. Snorkelers have chosen this location as the most amazing snorkeling location in Thailand.

Panyee Island
Panyee Island is another island that you should visit in Phang Nga Bay and it is unlike anything you've seen before in Thailand. Panyee Island is an old Muslim community of around 1,685 people descended from 2 seafaring families that came all the way from Java way back in the 18th Century.Within the same period that they migrated here, the law that limited land ownership solely to people of Thai national origins went into effect, and in order to evade that, the community started building houses on stilts and continued to expand into the bay.With over 365 families, an entire community completed with a mosque, a school all built on stilts, and a floating soccer field, Panyee Island has become a popular tourist attraction in Phang Nga Bay.

Lod Cave
Lod Cave is another popular attraction in Phang Nga Bay. In Phang Nga Bay, Lod Cave is a group of tiny caverns that barely rise above the water behind a sizable limestone mountain. It is a well-liked location to go canoeing about and slide under these caves full of lovely stalactites. In some of the caverns here, you must pass through a little entrance in complete darkness before emerging into a tiny, silent cavern that is lit by sunlight that enters the roof. Another well-liked destination in Phang Nga Bay is Lod Cave. In Phang Nga Bay, Lod Cave is a group of tiny caverns that barely rise above the water behind a sizable limestone mountain. It is a well-liked location to go canoeing about and slide under these caves full of lovely stalactites. Some of the caves here will take you through an extremely small opening in pitch darkness before you emerge into a small quiet cavern illuminated by sunlight through the ceiling.

Similan Islands
Snorkeling at Similan Islands is one of the best things to do in Khao Lak as the archipelago is known for its rich marine life with a complex ecosystem across the 11 islands inside the national park.It is perhaps Thailand's best place for snorkeling, and a boat journey around the Similan Islands will give you lots of chances to do so. Sail Rock, which can be found on island 8, is its most well-known feature. The location has been named one of the top 10 dive sites in the world and the greatest diving site in Thailand. Additionally a well-liked pastime in the Similans, snorkeling may be enjoyed at some stunning locations near islands 4 (Miang) and 8. Swim with sea turtles is a possibility for lucky snorkelers.

Tam Nang Waterfall
Tam Nang Waterfall is an epic waterfall located inside Si Phang Nga National Par k in the northern part of Phang Nga and it offers a ton of hiking opportunities and waterfall-hopping, perfect for those who are looking to get away from the crowdedness of places like Khao Lak. There are several waterfalls you can hike to inside Si Phang Nga National Park, most of which will require you to cross a river several times except Tam Nang Waterfall which is the largest of them all and the most accessible too.The hike from the national park's parking lot to Tam Nang Waterfall is pretty short and sweet, taking around 10 minutes with very few climbs so anyone should be able to get there.