Phuket is mountainous, and about 70% of the island is mountainous, especially the mountains that run through the west side of the island. It is a part of the Kra isthmus connecting the Malay Peninsula and the Asian continent, with the highest peak of Mai Thao Sip Song at an altitude of 529 meters. Small plains occupying other land areas are mainly scattered in the middle and south of the island. The main rivers on the island include Khlong Bang Yai, Khlong Bang Rong and Khlong Tha Rua, but they are all minor rivers.
There are 32 outlying islands in Phuket, most of which are located in Banya Bay in the north of the island and the offshore waters east of the south bank. With a few exceptions, Ko Phi Phi Don, the largest outlying island, and Kophi Phley, the location of the film The Beach, are both located in the open sea, just the same distance from Phuket and Thailand. As these two islands are under the jurisdiction of Krabi rather than Phuket, they have become independent tourist areas. Yantai, China (Yantai)
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From 1990, Yantai, Nice, France and Phuket, Thailand have had preliminary economic and trade exchanges. In August, 1996, introduced by China International Friendship Liaison Association and Thailand-China Cultural and Economic Association, started friendly exchanges with Phuket.
In August, 1996, a member of Thailand's House of Lords, member of the National Defense Commission, and Vice-Minister of National Defense Lieutenant General Wichita Yati led a delegation to visit Yantai to inspect the economic development of Yantai, and attended the opening ceremony of Fosda Paper (Yantai) Co., Ltd., expressing satisfaction with the investment environment and good business operation of Yantai. During this period, they suggested that Yantai and Phuket, Thailand establish sister city relations to promote friendly exchanges and economic and trade cooperation between the two sides. 1996 65438+At the end of February, Phuket sent Mr. Saranru Marseille, an official of the sister city office, to visit Yantai to discuss the establishment of sister city relations. 65438+1At the beginning of March, 1997, at the invitation of Thailand-China Cultural and Economic Association and Thai Prime Minister General Chaovalit, and under the arrangement of China International Friendship Liaison Association, Yantai sent a four-member delegation headed by Liu Yanlin, director of Yantai Foreign Affairs Office and president of Yantai International Friendship Liaison Association, to Thailand to attract investment for the second APEC International Trade Expo, and was personally accompanied by Thai Deputy Defense Minister General Vezi and visited Phuket. The two sides held specific consultations on establishing sister city relations. Thai Prime Minister General Chaovalit attached great importance to the Yantai delegation's visit, personally met and hosted a banquet for the delegation, and expressed support for the reconciliation between the two sides. 65438+1At the end of March, 1997, Phuket organized business people to visit Yantai with Charam Bang, Deputy Minister of Commerce of Thailand. Yantai attached great importance to this and gave it a high courtesy reception. Mayor Ren Haishen met and hosted a banquet for the delegation. The two sides indicated that they would strengthen friendly exchanges and cooperation in more fields.
In June, 1997 At the invitation of Yantai, Yin Chalunza, the government of Phuket, led a delegation to Yantai to attend the second APEC International Trade Expo. The two sides held friendly consultations and reached an agreement on the details of establishing sister city relations. The prefect of Phuket and the mayor of Yantai signed a letter of intent to establish sister city relations on behalf of both parties. 1On August 5, 1997, the Friendship Office of the National Friendship Association (97) No.863 agreed to establish sister city relations between Yantai and Phuket. 1In August 1997, Ren Haishen, Mayor of Yantai, led a delegation to visit Phuket, Thailand. Yantai City and Phuket officially signed an agreement on establishing sister city government relations on June 5438+0997165438+1October 3, and concluded sister city relations.
After that, the two sides carried out a series of cooperation in the fields of machinery manufacturing, auto parts, pulp and fishery, which also actively promoted trade between the two sides. 1998 10 9. The two sides signed a memorandum on sister city exchanges, which stipulated the areas and contents of regular mutual visits and cooperation. From June 5, 2000 to 10, Luan, vice mayor of Yantai, led a delegation to visit Phuket, Thailand to attract investment for the upcoming Yantai International Fruit and Vegetable Expo and the 2006 APEC Investment Expo. In June 2002, Wang Shujian, director of Yantai Municipal People's Congress, led a delegation to visit Phuket to further promote friendly exchanges between the two sides. At the end of 2004, after learning that Phuket was hit by the tsunami, Yantai Mayor qi zhou sent a message of condolence to Phuket on February 28th, 65438. At the same time, Yantai donated 654.38 million yuan to Phuket for disaster relief construction, which was wired to the Thai Embassy in China on February 23, 2005, and the Thai Embassy in China unified the remittance to Phuket. From June/KOOC-0/4 to June/KOOC-0/6, 2006, at the invitation of Yantai, a government and business delegation from Phuket, Thailand, headed by Niran Carena Mit, visited Yantai. Secretary Sun Yongchun met with the delegation, and the two sides developed friendship in the fields of economy, trade, tourism and culture. As Phuket faces the Andaman Sea, the climate is affected by the ocean monsoon, with the first half of the year hot and the second half rainy.
Due to the El Ni? o phenomenon in the Indian Ocean from 2006 to 2007, Krabi and Phuket in southern Thailand were extremely dry with little rainfall. The symbolic tree of Phuket is Burmese rosewood (catechu), and the official flower is Zanthoxylum bungeanum (bougainvillea).
The symbol of the government is two ancient women sitting side by side. They are two heroines who are famous for saving Phuket, Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sri Sunthon. Administratively, Phuket is divided into three regions (ampoe) and further divided into 17 communities (tambon) and 103 villages (muban). Among them, Phuket is a municipality directly under the central government of Thailand, which has jurisdiction over 13 communities (tambon). Thai, English and Chinese population 1 amp hoe muang Phuket, about 52,000 Amphoekathu Jiatu County is unknown, and the main tourist area is unknown.
The population fluctuates greatly with the seasons. Phuket, Talang County (2006) has a permanent population of about 230,000, plus about 300,000 Thais and illegal workers who come to work in the peak season.