Phattalung province

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right"\n! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Statistics\n|-\n||Capital:||Phattalung\n|-\n||Area:||valign=top|3,424.5 km²
Ranked 58th\n|-\n||Inhabitants:||valign=top|498,471 (2000)
Ranked 47th\n|-\n||Pop. density:||valign=top|146 inh./km²
Ranked 27th\n|-\n||ISO 3166-2:||TH-93\n|-\n!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Map\n|-\n|colspan="2" align=center|\n|}\nPhattalung (Thai พัทลุง) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun and Trang.

Table of contents

1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Symbols 5 Administrative divisions

Geography

\nThe province is located on the Malay Peninsula. To the east it borders the large shallow Songkhla lake, while the west is covered by mountains.

History

\nDuring the reign of King Ramathibodi I of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the 14th century Phattalung became one of twelve royal cities. At the end of the 18th century King Rama I submitted the city to the Ministry of Defense, which was responsible for all the southern provinces. During the administrative reform by King Chulalongkorn Phattalung became part of the Monthon Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Demographics

\n11.1% of the population are muslims.

Symbols

\n{|\n| valign=top|\n| valign=top|The provincial seal shows the 250 meter high Phu Khao Ok Thalu mountain, the symbol of the province. The provincial tree as well as the provincial flower is the Sweet Shorea (Shorea roxburghii).\n|}\n

Administrative divisions

\nPhattalung is subdivided into 10 districts (Amphoe) and one minor district (King Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 65 communes (tambon) and 626 villages (mubaan).\n{|\n!|Amphoe\n!|\n!|King Amphoe\n|--\n| valign=top|\n#Mueang Phattalung\n#King Ra\n#Khao Chaison\n#Tamot\n#Khuan Khanun\n| valign=top|\n

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6. Pak Phayun\n
7. Si Banphot\n
8. Pa Bon\n
9. Bang Kaeo\n
10. Pa Phayom\n

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External links

\n*Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand\n*Golden Jubilee Network province guide