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Phattalung Province

Phatthalung
พัทลุง
Province
Phatthalung Province.jpg
Official seal of Phatthalung
Seal
Map of Thailand highlighting Phatthalung Province
Map of Thailand highlighting Phatthalung Province
Country  Thailand
Capital Phatthalung
Government
 • Governor Wanchai Khongkasem (since June 2016)
Area
 • Total 3,424.5 km2 (1,322.2 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 58th
Population (2014)
 • Total 520,419
 • Rank Ranked 47th
 • Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
 • Density rank Ranked 27th
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
ISO 3166 code TH-93

Phatthalung (Thai: พัทลุง, pronounced [pʰát.tʰā.lūŋ]) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun and Trang.

The province is on the Malay Peninsula. To the east it borders the large shallow Songkhla lake, while the west is covered by mountains of the Nakhon Si Thammarat chain. Khao Pu–Khao Ya National Park is at the border to Trang.

Phatthalung was formerly known as Mardelong (Jawi: مردلوڠ) in Malay, especially during the time when the region came under Malay-Muslim influence.

During the reign of King Ramathibodi I of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the 14th century, Phatthalung became one of twelve royal cities. At the end of the 18th century King Rama I submitted the city to the Ministry of Defense, which was responsible for all the southern provinces. During the administrative reform by King Chulalongkorn, Phatthalung became part of the Monthon Nakhon Si Thammarat.


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