Country Thailand Time zone ICT (UTC+7) Area 67.09 km² Population 43,541 (2007) | Seat Kathu Geocode 8302 Postal code 83120 Province Phuket Province | |
 | ||
Points of interest Patong, Phuket Aquapark, Phuket FantaSea, Phuket Simon Cabaret, Tiger Kingdom Phuket | ||
Kathu (Thai: กะทู้, [kā.tʰúː]) is a district (amphoe) of Phuket Province, Thailand. The district is in the west of Phuket Island. It neighbors Thalang to the north, Mueang Phuket to the east and south, and the Andaman Sea to the west.
Contents
Map of Kathu District, Phuket, Thailand
Geography
Kathu is the district which includes the tourist beach of Patong. Kamala Beach to the north is much less developed.
History
On 5 December 1938 the district was downgraded to a minor district (king amphoe) and became a subordinate of Mueang Phuket District. It was upgraded to a full district again on 10 December 1959.
Administration
The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 14 villages (muban). Patong has town (thesaban mueang) status, Kathu has sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) status, and Kamala is led by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). Each of the municipalities has the name of the sub-district.