Takua Pa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Phang Nga
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 48,004
• Coordinates: 8.8705° N, 98.3438° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 592 km (368 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Phuket International Airport (HKT): 84 km (52 mi), straight line
• Surat Thani Airport (URT): 92 km (57 mi), straight line
• Ranong Airport (UNN): 104 km (65 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kapong: 21 km (13 mi)
• Khura Buri: 37 km (23 mi)
• Phang Nga: 51 km (32 mi)
• Thap Put: 51 km (32 mi)
• Phanom: 52 km (32 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Surat Thani, 113 km (70 mi)