Kathu, Thailand
เทศบาลเมืองกะทู้
Kathu is a town of 34,835 people in Phuket, Thailand, founded in January 7, 1957.
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Population34,835
GeoNames
Local nameเทศบาลเมืองกะทู้
RegionPhuket
Elevation36 m
118 ft
FoundedJanuary 7, 1957
Time zoneAsia/Bangkok
Nearest airportPhuket International Airport (HKT)
21 km
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Why visit Kathu
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 22 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Patong, Tiger Kingdom and Phuket Mining Museum.
Weather in Kathu
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Photos of Kathu
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Things to do6
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
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Restaurants and cafes22
Black Sheep Cafe & House
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Pasta, Tea, Thai · 1.5 km
Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00
Chamber by Good Cafe
Cafe · Cake, Coffee Shop, Tea
Mo-Su 09:00-18:00
10 more on the map.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship1
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Shopping4
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries3
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Map of Kathu
54 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Phuket International Airport (HKT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 km away.
- Patong 5 km southwest, about 5 min by car
- Wichit 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Ban Talat Nua 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Ban Kamala 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Phuket 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Ban Ratsada 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Ban Ko Kaeo 7 km east, about 7 min by car
- Ban Talat Yai 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Ban Chalong 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Ban Karon 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Towns near Kathu
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Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Kathu, Kathu District, Phuket, Thailand - panoramio (5), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Kathu, Kathu District, Phuket, Thailand - panoramio (1), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Kathu, Kathu District, Phuket, Thailand - panoramio, กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Kathu, Kathu District, Phuket, Thailand - panoramio (2), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Kathu, Kathu District, Phuket, Thailand - panoramio (3), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Kathu, Kathu District, Phuket, Thailand - panoramio (4), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Patong Beach (1), Wolfgang Holzem, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Phuket 2014, december - panoramio (7), Roma Neus, CC BY 3.0
- Пхукет март 2013 - panoramio (6), Roma Neus, CC BY 3.0
- Пхукет март 2013 - panoramio (7), Roma Neus, CC BY 3.0
- Flickr - Shinrya - The Big Budda - Phuket, Pete Stewart from Perth, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Phuket 2014 february - panoramio (16), Roma Neus, CC BY 3.0
- Phuket 2014 - panoramio, Roma Neus, CC BY 3.0
- Пхукет март 2013 - panoramio (5), Roma Neus, CC BY 3.0
- Phuket 2014 february - panoramio (17), Roma Neus, CC BY 3.0
- Thaïlande - Phuket - Tiger Kingdom (13306449394), Nicolas Vollmer from Munich [Allemagne], CC BY 2.0
- Calotes emma 109975862, Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0
- Tanaecia flora andersonii 109976504, Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0
- Tanaecia flora andersonii 109976498, Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0
- Tanaecia flora andersonii 109976479, Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0
- Tanaecia flora andersonii 109976489, Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0
- The Unreal Love^^^(Исм.Альберт) - panoramio, Альберт Исмаилов, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, freddouhelk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jrcarlsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jrcarlsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jrcarlsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chiaki33, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chiaki33, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chiaki33, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jrcarlsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, clockwerx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jrcarlsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jrcarlsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jrcarlsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jrcarlsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pik, CC BY-SA 4.0
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