101Takua PaTAKUA PA FIELD NOTES
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PHANG NGA, THAILANDStories of the City / Issue 1
An old town guide that invites you to walk slowly

Takua PaA storytelling city101

Through shrine doors, looking at old house windows
And know the city a bit more at every stop

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20 Places · 7 Traditions · 59 Shops
Compiled from Takua Pa municipal brochure
TAKUA PA
Takua Pa
OLD TOWNโรงเรียนเต้าหมิง01 / ตึกเก่า โรงเรียนเต้าหมิง ↗ศาลเจ้าพ่อกวนอู ซิ่นไช่ตึ๋งศรัทธาของชุมชน ↗บ้านขุนอินทร์หน้าต่างสู่วันวาน ↗Collect stories along the way
Temples & Pagodas✳ศาลเจ้า✳บ้านเก่า✳ตลาดริมน้ำStart reading ↓
01 / เปิดอ่านเมือง

Start from your interests

Three routes to read the city · Choose stops in your own way

วัดบรมธาตุคีรีเขต (วัดลุ่ม)01
Read the city through faith

Temples and Pagodas Route

6 destinations
ศาลเจ้าพ่อกวนอู ซิ่นไช่ตึ๋ง02
Look at the story of the Chinese community

Shrines and Vegetarian Halls Route

4 destinations
โรงเรียนเต้าหมิง03
Trace buildings, trade, and people

Old Buildings and Riverside Market Route

6 destinations
บ้านขุนอินทร์04
เหมาะกับคนมีเวลาครึ่งวัน

Short walk from wooden house

4 destinations
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City topics and news

Compiled stories and the latest updates in Takua Pa

Stories of the City

Know the cityTakua Pa: The Town That Moved with the River

From an ancient settlement on the trans-peninsular route to a market and mining town · Verified facts and questions waiting to be answered.

6 minutesOld houses and architectureBuildings built with tin money and dredger steel · Architecture that remembers the town

Read Takua Pa through the shophouses on Culture Street, Boon Sung Iron Bridge, the governor's residence, and Tao Ming School · The transition embedded in brick, mortar, and steel structures

6 minutesWaterways and tradeFrom Thung Tuk to the Takua Pa River: The Day the Waterway Built the Town

The river is not just a backdrop. It is a route, a connector of people, and the determiner of the town's fate, which had to relocate due to sedimentation.

7 minutesPeople and flavorsFlavours of the Baba Community and the Old Market

Food serves as both household memories and evidence of cultural exchange · Read Takua Pa through the Baba cuisine, double-layered Tao Sor, and the Culture Street

7 minutesCity topicsKuapapoh: The Day Old Houses Stand Up to Tell Their Stories

A creative space project that revived houses number 78, 109, and 305 · What the new generation tells about the town, and what history still needs to uncover

6 minutes
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Latest Updates

  1. 4/5/2569Praying for blessings at Kue Chai Tung Shrine, Phang Nga ProvinceKue Chai Tung Shrine · NBT2HDRead original news ↗
  2. 13/4/2569Phang Nga Hosts Grand Songkran, Alms Giving in Takua Pa Old Town for Thai New Year BlessingsNew Year's Dawn Almsgiving · TOPNEWSRead original news ↗
  3. 13/4/2569Takua Pa Blooms! Retracing Old Town Charm at Takuapa Oldtown Songkran Festival 2026New Year's Dawn Almsgiving · MGR OnlineRead original news ↗
  4. 8/3/2569Takua Pa Khiri Khet School participates in Takua Pa Walk Rally 2026 (2569 BE)Thung Phra Pho Park · Takua Pa Khiri Khet SchoolRead original news ↗
  5. 1/3/2569Phang Nga hosts the 12th 'From Takola to Takua Pa' eventTakua Pa Community Museum · สถานีวิทยุกระจายเสียงแห่งประเทศไทย (Radio Thailand)Read original news ↗
  6. 21/2/2569Old Town Storytelling Event at Tao Ming School, Takua PaTao Ming School · YOUPHUKETRead original news ↗
  7. 30/1/2569Inviting check-ins at Boon Soong iron bridge, mining heritage of Takua Pa townBoon Soong Iron Bridge · NBT2HDRead original news ↗
  8. 5/11/2568Loy Krathong activities at Khlong Takua Pa and Khlong Bang MuangLoy Krathong · กรมทรัพยากรทางทะเลและชายฝั่ง (Department of Marine and Coastal Resources)Read original news ↗
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Compiled from public news · Check schedule with organizers before visiting

Open the map / Then go out and know the city

Which alley, which street
Has a story waiting

From Yan Yao to the old town, open the municipal map and slowly look for the next destination

กางแผนที่เมืองUses the original municipal map image
แผนที่ท่องเที่ยวเมืองตะกั่วป่าจากเทศบาลTAKUA PA · TOWN MAP ↗
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One city, many angles to know

All 20 places, from paper to stories of the city

20 places to slowly get to knowSelect image to read ↗
บ้านขุนอินทร์18
Old Buildings & City Traces

Khun In House

Windows and balconies inviting a look into the past

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04 / เปิดอ่านเมือง

When the city has an appointment

ประเพณีตลอดปี · ช่วงเวลาตามเอกสารต้นทาง

01New Year's Dawn AlmsgivingJanuary 1

Activities in the traditions section of the municipal brochure

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02Takua Pa Governor Worship CeremonyFebruary

Related places: Governor’s Residence Wall

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03Relic Procession to Khao Phra BatMakha Bucha Day

Related places: Wat Boromthat Khiri Khet (the town's relic temple)

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04Phra Narai and Deities Worship CeremonyMarch - April

Related places: Phra Narai Park

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05Vegetarian Festival (Jia Kiu Ong Chai)1st to 9th day of the 9th Chinese lunar month · Usually September-October

Related places: Guan Yu / Sin Chai Tung Shrine · Pun Thao Kong A Shrine · Kue Chai Tung Shrine · The Shrine in the Garden

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06Chak Phra FestivalDay after Buddhist Lent ends

Related places: Wat Boromthat Khiri Khet (the town's relic temple) · Wat Khuha Phimuk (the cave hill temple) · Wat Pathum Thara (the front town temple) · Wat Kongkha Phimuk (the riverside temple) · Wat Nikornwararam · Wat Sena Nuch Rangsan

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07Loy KrathongFull moon of the 12th Thai lunar month · Document mentions November

Related places: Takuapa Riverwalk

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ตรวจสอบกำหนดการของแต่ละปีก่อนเดินทาง

ศูนย์อาหารลานโล่งตะกั่วป่าLOCAL
FLAVOURS
05 / กินและซื้อของฝากในย่าน

Know the city
Through another flavor

Open the list of restaurants, drinks, and souvenirs
59 shops from municipal brochure

32อาหาร20Drinks08Souvenirs
Find shops
Notes from Baan Siwara

เรื่องของเมือง
That we want to invite you to know

Takua Pa 101 compiles information from the Takua Pa municipal brochure, with sources and data scope for you to read further

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