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TAKUA PA
The district is
located at the
coast to the
Andaman Sea. To
the north of the
district is the
Si Phang-nga
National Park.
The southern
part of the
district is
covered by the
Khao Lak-Lam Ru
National Park,
which includes
the popular
beach resort of
Khao Lak,
devastated by
the tsunamis
resulting from
the 2004 Indian
Ocean
earthquake.
History
Takua Pa was
included into
the Phang Nga
province in
1931, previously
it was a
province of its
own. |