Province of Thailand
Phatthalung
Phatthalung is a province of Thailand. It covers about 3,190 km² (1,230 mi²), the 60th largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and 1.15× the size of Samoa. About 523,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
50 km
- Phatthalung
- Samoa
Facts
| Area, measured | 3,190 km²1,230 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 3,420 km²Wikidata · 6.7% above our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 0.6%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 60th of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 523,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 164 people per km² |
| Capital | Phatthalung |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 8°N |
| Type | ProvinceTH-93 |
What the numbers say about Phatthalung
- Phatthalung covers 0.6% of the area of Thailand and ranks 51st of 77 by population, against 60th by area.
- It would take 161 provinces the size of Phatthalung to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 7.13× the size of Phatthalung; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 13% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Saraburi (3,020 km², 1.06×) and Nong Khai (3,440 km², 1.08×).
- Counted as a country, Phatthalung would be larger than 61 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 179th by area, between Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²) and Samoa (2,780 km²).
- With 523,000 people it would rank 173rd of 238 by population.
- Phatthalung has 164 people per km², about the density of Guatemala, which has 159 per km².
- That makes Phatthalung the 22nd most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 1.27× the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Phatthalung lies at 8°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, Phatthalung stretches about 90 km north to south and 70 km east to west.
- Our measured 3,190 km² is 6.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,420 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
About the same size as
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.
- United StatesAreaRhode Island1.13× · 2,830 km²PeopleWyoming0.91× · 577,000 (2020)
- IndiaAreaGoa0.93× · 3,420 km²PeopleDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu89% · 586,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreaSaarland1.20× · 2,650 km²PeopleBremen75% · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreaRéunion (France)1.24× · 2,580 km²PeopleGuadeloupe1.36× · 384,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaAosta Valley0.97× · 3,300 km²PeopleBasilicata0.93× · 563,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaBalearic Islands62% · 5,120 km²PeopleCantabria88% · 592,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaTottori86% · 3,700 km²PeopleTottori0.95× · 550,000 (2021)
- BrazilAreaFederal District55% · 5,790 km²PeopleRoraima82% · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island56% · 5,730 km²PeopleNewfoundland and Labrador1.02× · 511,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory1.36× · 2,350 km²PeopleTasmania (Australia)0.97× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreaTlaxcala82% · 3,870 km²PeopleBaja California Sur82% · 637,000 (2010)
Where Phatthalung sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Ranked within Thailand
Compare Phatthalung
- Aosta Valley vs Phatthalung
- Phatthalung vs Samoa
- Phatthalung vs Luxembourg
- Cape Verde vs Phatthalung
- Phatthalung vs Australian Capital Territory
- Prince Edward Island vs Phatthalung
- Federal District vs Phatthalung
- Phatthalung vs Rhode Island
- Goa vs Phatthalung
- Tlaxcala vs Phatthalung
- Balearic Islands vs Phatthalung
- Phatthalung vs Réunion (France)
- Tottori vs Phatthalung
- Phatthalung vs Saarland
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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