Province of Thailand
Phang Nga
Phang Nga is a province of Thailand. It covers about 4,060 km² (1,570 mi²), the 54th largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and 1.03× the size of Cape Verde. About 268,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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- Phang Nga
- Cape Verde
Facts
| Area, measured | 4,060 km²1,570 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 4,170 km²Wikidata · 2.8% above our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 0.8%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 54th of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 268,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 66 people per km² |
| Capital | Phang Nga |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 9°N |
| Type | ProvinceTH-82 |
What the numbers say about Phang Nga
- Phang Nga covers 0.8% of the area of Thailand and ranks 72nd of 77 by population, against 54th by area.
- It would take 127 provinces the size of Phang Nga to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 5.61× the size of Phang Nga; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 10% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Lamphun (4,070 km², 1.00×) and Yasothon (4,090 km², 1.01×).
- Counted as a country, Phang Nga would be larger than 65 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 175th by area, between Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²) and Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- With 268,000 people it would rank 182nd of 238 by population.
- Phang Nga has 66 people per km², about the density of Ecuador, which has 66 per km².
- That makes Phang Nga the 68th most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 51% of the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Phang Nga lies at 9°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Phang Nga stretches about 175 km north to south and 96 km east to west.
- Our measured 4,060 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,170 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaShanghai60% · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaDelaware78% · 5,170 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- IndiaAreaGoa1.19× · 3,420 km²PeopleLadakh0.98× · 274,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreaSaarland1.53× · 2,650 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- FranceAreaRéunion (France)1.57× · 2,580 km²PeopleFrench Guiana0.93× · 288,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaMolise90% · 4,530 km²PeopleMolise88% · 304,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaBalearic Islands79% · 5,120 km²PeopleLa Rioja83% · 324,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaShiga1.01× · 4,010 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- BrazilAreaFederal District70% · 5,790 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island71% · 5,730 km²PeoplePrince Edward Island1.74× · 154,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory1.73× · 2,350 km²PeopleNorthern Territory1.02× · 262,000 (2024)
- MexicoAreaTlaxcala1.05× · 3,870 km²Peoplenone within 2×
Where Phang Nga sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Ranked within Thailand
Compare Phang Nga
- Phang Nga vs Cape Verde
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- Phang Nga vs Goa
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- Balearic Islands vs Phang Nga
- Phang Nga vs Réunion (France)
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020. Thailand’s units share the 2020 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12