Prachuap Khiri Khan province
Short facts
Name: Changwat Prachuap Khiri Khan
Area: About 6,368 km²
Inhabitants: About 460,000
Location: Central Thailand, next to the Gulf of Thailand.
Capital: Prachuap Khiri Khan
Neighboring provinces: Two (2): Chumphon and Phetchaburi. It also borders to Myanmar (Burma).
Amphoe / Districts: Bang Saphan, Bang Saphan Noi, Hua Hin, Kui Buri, Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan, Pran Buri, Sam Roi Yot, Thap Sakae.
Popular tourist destinations: Hua Hin, Hua Hin Railway Station, Koh Singto, Sea Pine Tree Garden, Hat Wanakon National Park, Klai Kangwon Palace and Sam Roi Yot National Park.
About Prachuap Khiri Khan
About 280 km south of Bangkok, you find the main city and province with the same name. Many tourists visit the province each year and more are passing on the train that runs between Bangkok and southern Thailand. The city of Prachuap Khiri Khan was rebuilt in 1845, after being abandoned after the war against Burma.
Hua Hin is the province's most popular tourist destination and its long beach have been very popular among Thailand's over and middle class. Since the eighty's and nineties have foreign tourists found their way here and today there is a wide range of hotels and restaurants. Hua Hin is characterized by a pleasant atmosphere and many foreign nationals have chosen to more or less permanently reside here.
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