There are three levels or municipalities on the island, city or thesaban nakhon, town or thesaban muang, and subdistrict or thesaban tambon. The capital, Phuket City, is the only city on the island, while Patong and Kathu have town or thesaban muang status. There are six subdistricts with subdistrict municipalities which are: Cherngtalay, Karon, Rassada, Rawai, Thepkasatree and Vichit. The remaining subdistricts are administered by their respective tambon administrative organisations (TAO) or OrBorTor.
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