PHUKET PROVINCE, THAILAND

The island of Phuket lies in the  Andaman Sea in southern Thailand. It has the only island of the status of a province Changwat.

The island is separated by a narrow channel from the mainland, Captain James Forrest reported in 1784 by a narrow isthmus about 1 mile long and half a mile wide, which was only covered at high tide about 10 feet of water. 

There are many beaches, the target of tourist package tourists from around the world.
Phuket , formerly known as Thalang  and, in Western sources, Junk Ceylon (a corruption of the Malay Tanjung Salang, "Cape Salang") is one of the southern provinces  (changwat) of Thailand. 

Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phang Nga andKrabi, but as Phuket is an island it has no land boundaries.
Phuket, which is approximately the size of Singapore, is Thailand’s largest island.

 Nowadays, many of the tourist came to vist Phuket because of the beautiful view and beach with the clear blue water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket_Province

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