Government & Economy

Phangnga (area code 076) is administratively divided into eight districts:

Phangnga is a primarily agricultural province in the south of Thailand. The chief economic crop is rubber, and rubber plantations cover a considerable area, especially noticeable along the roads. However, large areas are also given over to food crops. Considerable amounts of rice, vegetables and fruits including coconuts, cashew nuts, palms and coffee plants are produced here in Phangnga. The second most profitable economic activity is fisheries because of the province’s rich natural marine resources. One of the most important sources of revenue for the province is the charcoal taken from the extensive mangrove forests because they cover considerable portions of the province. Also in Phangnga highly prized bird nests are obtained by itinerant collectors who scramble over the seaside cliffs to get them for use in the Chinese delicacy “bird’s nest soup,” a broth made from the hardened swifts’ saliva which holds the nests together. Average annual income in Phangnga is 37,171 baht per person.

Emblem of the province: a tin dredger with the forested hilltop in the background and prostrate elephants.

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