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What is changing in Kathu.
- Jun 2026
Illegal mountain road found cut into Kamala hills forest reserve.
What it meansShows forest reserve land near Kathu is being checked; buyers should verify land papers.
- May 2026
Patong Hill road resurfaced to stop skidding on curves.
What it meansShort delays on the Kathu to Patong road; a safer climb afterwards.
- May 2026
Night-time water pressure cut in parts of Kathu during dry spell.
What it meansHomes in Kathu may get weak or no tap water at night in dry months.
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- May 2026
New 247 million baht power substation opened in Kathu.
What it meansStronger power supply for homes and businesses across Kathu District.
- Mar 2026
Land clearing beside Bang Wad Reservoir under official check.
What it meansLand near the reservoir faces title checks; buyers should check deeds carefully.
From The Phuket News. Plans and dates are theirs; what it means is our reading.
Getting here
Where it is.
- The planned Kathu–Patong expressway ends on the Kathu side at its junction with Highway 4029.
- The airport states that the Airport Bus (route 8411, Phuket Mahanakorn Co., Ltd.) leaves from the public transport area on the domestic side, charges fares by distance travelled, and takes payment by QR code or in cash on board.
- The Airport Bus Express from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Patong Beach stops at Kathu Intersection, and runs from 08:00 to 20:00 from the airport and 06:00 to 18:30 from Patong.
Government Public Relations Department, report on the Prime Minister's visit to the Kathu–Patong expressway project · Airports of Thailand PCL, Phuket International Airport, 'Airport Bus' transportation page · Airports of Thailand PCL, Phuket International Airport, 'How to get to Phuket Airport' page, checked 24 September 2026
About Kathu
What is known about it.
- Red Mountain Golf Club, at 119 Moo 4 Vichitsongklam Road, Kathu, is laid out on rocky ground left by former tin mining.
- The Thai Meteorological Department dates the hot season from about mid-February to mid-May, the rainy season from about mid-May to mid-October and the cool season from about mid-October to mid-February.
- MBK states that it also owns and operates Red Mountain Golf Club, the immediate neighbour of Loch Palm.
- The Kathu District Public Health Office, at 51/149 Moo 6, tambon Kathu, Amphoe Kathu, Phuket 83120 (telephone 076-321633), oversees two state sub-district health promoting hospitals in the district, the Kathu and Kamala sub-district health promoting hospitals.
- The municipality gives its population as 30,797; the date of the count is not stated.
More about Kathu
- The Department states that the South, unlike the rest of the country, stays rainy until December.
- Loch Palm Golf Club, at 38 Moo 5 Vichitsongklam Road, Kathu, is an 18-hole, par-71 course owned and operated by MBK Public Co., Ltd.
- Two national reserve forests lie within the municipality: the Khao Nak Koet range forest and the Khao Kamala range forest.
- The municipality is bounded to the north by tambon Si Sunthon, to the south by tambon Chalong, to the east by tambons Wichit and Ko Kaeo, and to the west by tambons Patong and Kamala.
- Kathu is tambon Kathu in Amphoe Kathu, Phuket Province, governed by Kathu Town Municipality, whose area is 34.81 square kilometres.
MBK Golf, Red Mountain Golf Club page · Thai Meteorological Department, 'Seasons of Thailand' page (ฤดูกาลของประเทศไทย) · MBK Golf, Loch Palm Golf Club 'About Us' page · Kathu District Public Health Office (สำนักงานสาธารณสุขอำเภอกะทู้), website home page · Kathu Town Municipality, basic information page (ข้อมูลพื้นฐาน), checked 25 September 2026
Projects here
4 projects, in the developers’ own words.
In the developers’ own words, as they publish them. NITARYA checks a project only inside Acquire & Own, for the client who chooses it, and every project here stands on the same footing.
Last checked 25 September 2026. Prices, ownership rules, costs and our own analysis are not shown on this page.
