Phuket (city)

Phuket ภูเก็ต
City Municipality
City of Phuket เทศบาลนครภูเก็ต
Other transcription(s)
• Thai	ภูเก็ต
• Jawi	بوکيت‎ (Jawi)
• Hokkien	普吉市 Phóo-kiat-tshī (Tâi-lô)
Phuket
Seal
Phuket Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 7°53′17″N 98°23′51″E / 7.88806°N 98.39750°E / 7.88806; 98.39750
Country	Thailand
Province	Phuket province
District	Mueang Phuket
Government
• Type	City Municipality
• Mayor	Saroj Ankanapilas
Area
• City Municipality	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
• Metro	224 km2 (86 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• City Municipality	79,308
• Density	6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
• Metro	250,474
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code	(+66) 12
Geocode	8399
Website	phuketcity.go.th

Phuket (/puːˈkɛt/ poo-KET; Thai: เทศบาลนครภูเก็ต^{[pronunciation?]} or ภูเก็ต, pronounced [pʰūː.kèt]) is a city in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand, and the capital of Phuket province. As of 2020^[update] the city had a population of 79,308. It covers the subdistricts (tambons) Talat Yai (Thai: ตลาดใหญ่) and Talat Nuea (Thai: ตลาดเหนือ) of Mueang Phuket district.

Phuket is 862 km (535.6 mi) south of Bangkok.^[1]