Phatthalung province

Phatthalung

พัทลุง
Phatthalung พัทลุง
Province
Other transcription(s)
• Southern Thai	พัทลุง (pronounced [pāt̚.tʰàʔ.lûŋ]); เมืองลุง (pronounced [mɯ̀aːŋ.lûŋ])
	Wang Chao Mueang Phatthalung
	Flag Seal
	Motto(s): เมืองหนังโนราห์ อู่นาข้าว พราวน้ำตก แหล่งนกน้ำ ทะเลสาบงาม เขาอกทะลุ น้ำพุร้อน ; ("The City of Nora. Rich in rice paddies. Dazzling waterfalls. Source of water birds. Beautiful lakes. Ok Thalu Mountain. Hot water springs.")
	Map of Thailand highlighting Phatthalung province
Country	Thailand
Capital	Phatthalung
Government
• Governor	Kukiat Wongkraphan; (since 2017)
Area
• Total	3,424 km2 (1,322 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 58th
Population (2018)
• Total	525,044
• Rank	Ranked 51st
• Density	153/km2 (400/sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 28th
Human Achievement Index
• HAI (2022)	0.6242 "low"; Ranked 63rd
GDP
• Total	baht 36 billion; (US$1.2 billion) (2019)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	93xxx
Calling code	074
ISO 3166 code	TH-93
Website	www.phatthalung.go.th

Phatthalung (Thai: พัทลุง, pronounced [pʰát̚.tʰā.lūŋ]) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand.^[5] Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun, and Trang. Phatthalung is essentially a landlocked province, one of the only two in southern Thailand, the other being Yala.^[6]

^ Advancing Human Development through the ASEAN Community, Thailand Human Development Report 2014, table 0:Basic Data (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-974-680-368-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 17 January 2016, Data has been supplied by Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, at Wayback Machine.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 49{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ "About Phatthalung". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
^ http://www.siewlianlim.com/uploads/7/1/1/3/7113499/the_role_of_shadow_puppetry_in_the_development_of__phatthalung.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[AREA-1] Advancing Human Development through the ASEAN Community, Thailand Human Development Report 2014, table 0:Basic Data (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-974-680-368-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 17 January 2016, Data has been supplied by Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, at Wayback Machine.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[TDD-2] "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

[HAI_2565-3] "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 49{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[NESDB-2017-4] "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[5] "About Phatthalung". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[6] ttp://www.siewlianlim.com/uploads/7/1/1/3/7113499/the_role_of_shadow_puppetry_in_the_development_of__phatthalung.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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