WHEREAS it deserves to restructure the community of the Phuket Town Sanitation to the Phuket Town Municipality, the Council of Regency, in the name of His Majesty the King, by virtue of Section 42, paragraphs 1 and 3 of the Municipality Regulations Act, B.E. 2476, therefore enacted this decree as follows:
          Section 1 - This Royal Decree is called the "Royal Decree Establishing the Phuket Town Municipality of Phuket Province, B.E. 2478";
          Section 2 - It shall come into force as of the date of its publication in the Government Gazette;
          Section 3 - All communities within the vicinity of the Phuket Town Hall according to the areas specified in Section 4 shall be upgraded to town municipality called the "Phuket Town Municipality of Phuket Province";
          Section 4 - The Phuket Town Municipality of Phuket Province shall bound to the following extents:
          The North
          - From boundary post no. 1 which is located in the middle of the northwest lane of a street intersecting Yaowaraj Street, 190 meters away from the corner of this street along its northern side toward the southeast to boundary post no. 2 which is lo-cated at the T-junction of the eastern corner of the street;
          - From boundary post no. 2, draw a straight line to the southeast, making 38.5? offset from the east of compass, to the southern curb of Thep Krasattri Street where boundary post no. 3 is located 52 meters up north from the off-set line;
          - From boundary post no. 3, draw a straight line toward the southeast, making 15? offset from the east of compass to the Toh Saeh Foothill and pass alongside of the hill to the south, then turn to the east and go straight up north to intersect a line of the same elevation extended from boundary post no. 3. Then elongate to the southeast making 15? offset from the east of compass to boundary post4 at the western corner of Trang Street which is part of the T-junction; and
          - From boundary post no. 4, draw a straight line along the road to the northeast and turn along the curvature of Trang Street, then go ahead to the east alongside of upper Trang Street to reach boundary post no. 5 at the corner of this street.
          The East
          - From boundary post no. 5, draw a straight line along the eastern side of Trang Street down south to the southern side of Chae Raed Canal, intersecting Trang Street at boundary post no. 6;
          - From boundary post no. 6, draw a line across the Sriwilai Park, reaching boundary post no. 7 which is 155 meters away from the eastern corner of Trang Street; and
          - From boundary post no. 7, draw a line toward the southeast, making 70? east of compass, reaching the northern side of Chae Raed Canal Mouth, which is 1,235 meters away from boundary post no. 7.
          The South
          - From boundary post no. 8, draw a straight line toward the northern coast of Phuket Harbor at the center line of Phuket Road and at the end corner of the road is boundary post;
          - From boundary post no. 9, draw a straight line toward the eastern side of Surin Street, reaching boundary post no. 10 which is 2 meters below the northern boundary line of the Canton Cemetery; and
          - From boundary post no. 10, draw a straight line toward the northeast, making 62? offset the north of compass, reaching a way leading to the southeast of Chalong Village, where boundary post no. 11 is situated.
          The East
          - From boundary post no. 11, draw a straight line toward the northeast, making 5? offset the north of compass, reaching boundary post no. 12 at the southeastern curb of Vichit Songkram Street;
          - From boundary post no. 12, draw a straight line toward the northeast, making 5? offset the north of compass, reaching the Rang Nork Foothill, then detour the foot-hill toward the south entering the area of the Rang Nai Hill, go along the hillside to the east and turning up north to the Rang Nork foothill once again. Follow the hill-side intersecting at a point on the same straight line. Keep following the straight line ahead to boundary post no. 13 which is situated on the southern side of a lane, inter-secting the western end of Yaowaraj Street; and
          - From boundary post no. 13, draw a straight line toward the southeast, reach-ing boundary post no. 1, as shown in the layout annexed hereto.
          From distance to distance, pitch the stakes along the aforementioned boundary line, as necessary, to mark up the boundary line.
          Section 5 - Any land or building, or part of it, owned by any person, encroaching the boundary line mentioned in Section 4, shall be deemed that the land or the building adjoining such piece of land to be fully situated on the municipal area.
          Section 6 - All properties, rights and duties of the Phuket Town Sanitation shall be assigned to the Phuket Town Municipality of Phuket Province in accordance with Section 64 of the Municipality Regulations Act, B.E. 2476.
          Section 7 - The Interior Minister shall be in change of the enforcement of this Decree.

Countersigned by
(By the resolution of the Cabinet)
Phya Nitisart Phaisarn
Minister
(Published in the Government Gazette, Vol. 52, dated 10th December, B.E. 2478)