Phatthalung (, ) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in

southern Thailand Southern Thailand (formerly Southern Siam and Tambralinga) is the southernmost cultural region of Thailand, separated from Central Thailand by the Kra Isthmus. Geography Southern Thailand is on the Malay Peninsula, with an area of around , bo ...

, capital of

Phatthalung Province Phatthalung (, ) is one of the southern Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla province, Songkhla, Satun province, ...

. The town covers ''

tambon ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

'' Khuhu Sawan, and small parts of ''tambon'' Khao Chiak, Tha Mi Ram, Prang Mu, Lampam, Tamnan, and Khuan Maphrao, all in Mueang Phatthalung District. In 2005 it had a population of 38,576. Phatthalung is 851 km by road south of Bangkok.

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* * Populated places in Phatthalung province Cities and towns in Thailand {{Phatthalung-geo-stub