Phuket is located in the southwestern part of the Andaman Sea and is the largest island in Thailand. Phuket (Thai: ภูเก็ต, English: Phuket) is an island located in the Andaman Sea in the southern part of the Kingdom of Thailand, Phuket Province (Thai: จังหวัดภูเก็ต) governs the whole island. The total area is about 570 square kilometers, including 32 islands. 70% of the island is mountainous. The climate is warm and humid, divided into rainy and dry seasons. Phuket is the most important trade and service center in southern Thailand. Historically, Phuket was known for its abundance of tin, and the tin industry was the mainstay of Phuket and the basis for international trade and commerce. Tin has enabled Phuket's economy to develop gradually. The main industries are tourism, fishing, agriculture and tin factories. As the tin industry has been decreasing in production year by year, Phuket residents have gradually shifted their source of income to rubber, fishery and tourism. Phuket is a jewel on the Andaman Sea, known worldwide for its scenic beauty. Brief introduction Phuket is a world-renowned tropical tourist destination, known as the "Pearl of Thailand" for the wealth it brings to the country from its rich natural resources. Phuket is the largest island in Thailand, and the only one with its own independent administrative division, with the whole island plus 32 outlying islands as the scope, Phuket Province is one of Thailand's 76 first-class administrative divisions, with the capital located in the administrative division of the same name, the City of Phuket (City of Phuket), with the jurisdiction of 17 districts and 3 subdistricts.