Phang Nga

This small provincial capital in southern Thailand sits on a low plain at the northern edge of Phang Nga Bay, ringed by mountains on all sides — a geography that has earned it the local nickname "beautiful city in the valley." The town has a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, and its position on the Andaman Coast makes it a practical base for the wider bay and its limestone karst landscape.

• Population9,676
• Nearest water from center 0.8 km0.5 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 2.0 km1.2 mi