- Phuket is one of the 76 provinces that make up the country of Thailand
- More than 600,000 people live on the island of Phuket but the official registered Thai population was 360,905 people
- Phuket is hot and humid throughout the year with the highest temperatures between March and early May.
- Phuket has nine brooks and creeks but no major rivers.
- Patong Beach on the central west coast is Phuket’s most popular tourist area
