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Cape Panwa–Ao Makham, Phuket

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What is changing in Cape Panwa–Ao Makham.

  1. Jul 2026

    Governor orders check on title claims for Khao Khad public land.

    What it meansLand titles around Khao Khad and Ao Makham are disputed; check carefully.

  2. May 2026

    Night-time water pressure cut in Cape Panwa and Khao Khad.

    What it meansHomes in Panwa may get weak or no tap water at night in dry months.

  3. Jun 2025

    Phuket Deep Sea Port at Ao Makham being redeveloped.

    What it meansMore cruise and cargo traffic near Ao Makham homes over time.

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  1. Apr 2025

    Claims of encroachment on Ao Makham and Khao Khad reserve land.

    What it meansSome hill land in Wichit may be reserve land; check titles first.

From The Phuket News. Plans and dates are theirs; what it means is our reading.

Getting here

Where it is.

  • The airport's route list gives the Airport Bus city route as ending at the Old Bus Station in Phuket Town, via stops including Central, Surakul Stadium and Phuket Women's School.
  • The Airport Bus (route 8411, Phuket Mahanakorn Co., Ltd.) runs daily between Phuket International Airport (HKT) and Phuket Town from 08:00 to 21:00, leaving from the public transport area on the domestic side; fares are charged by distance and paid by QR code or in cash on board.

Airports of Thailand PCL, Phuket International Airport, 'How to get to Phuket Airport' page · Airports of Thailand PCL, Phuket International Airport, 'Airport Bus' transportation page, checked 24 September 2026

Phuket TownAirportCape Panwa–Ao Makham
Schematic, not to scale. Coastline from OpenStreetMap contributors, coastline ways, retrieved 24 September 2026 (ODbL). Marked places are the ones we cover.

About Cape Panwa–Ao Makham

What is known about it.

  • The Phuket Aquarium (สถานแสดงพันธุ์สัตว์น้ำ ภูเก็ต) is run by the centre as its public marine exhibition.
  • The research centre's natural-history learning centre on Andaman marine plants and animals, at 51 Moo 8, tambon Wichit, is open Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 16:00 except official holidays, with free admission; guided group visits are arranged by advance written request.
  • The centre grew out of Thai–Danish scientific cooperation: the bilateral agreement was signed on 11 October 1968, the centre was formally opened on 15 May 1972, and its present name was adopted on 30 September 2019.
  • The department places Phuket in the southern west-coast region, with Ranong, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang and Satun, where the southwest monsoon brings the rains of the May-to-October rainy season.
  • The centre occupies about 52 rai (about 8.4 hectares) and is a unit of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
More about Cape Panwa–Ao Makham
  • The Thai Meteorological Department defines Thailand's seasons as hot from mid-February to mid-May, rainy from mid-May to mid-October, and cool from mid-October to mid-February.
  • Cape Panwa (Laem Phan Wa) is the site of the Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center (Upper Andaman Sea), formerly the Phuket Marine Biological Center, at 51 Moo 8, tambon Wichit, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Phuket 83000.

Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center (Upper Andaman Sea), home page · Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, news item on the Andaman natural-history learning centre, Phuket (ศูนย์เรียนรู้ธรรมชาติวิทยาพืชและสัตว์ทะเลฝั่งอันดามัน) · Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center (Upper Andaman Sea), history page (ประวัติ) · Thai Meteorological Department, 'Climate of Thailand' page (ภูมิอากาศของประเทศไทย), checked 24 September 2026

Projects here

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