Phang Nga

Phang Nga (, , ) is a town ("thesaban mueang") in southern Thailand, capital of Phang Nga Province. The town covers the whole "tambon" Thai Chang of Mueang Phang Nga district. As of 2005 it had a population of 9,559 and covered an area of 6.75 km². Phang Nga is 764 km from Bangkok by road.
The municipal administration was created on 11 February 1937. The town is subdivided into nine wards ("chumchon").