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Phuket
City population
79,308
#67
in Thailand
#1
in Phuket
#7,271
worldwide
7.891, 98.398 · 691 km from Bangkok
About Phuket
Phuket is a city in Phuket, Thailand with a population of 79,308. It is the 67th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Thailand, and the 7,271st largest worldwide. It lies 691 km from Bangkok.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Coordinates
7.891, 98.398
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in ThailandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.