Quick Facts on Hua Hin

Number of Inhabitants: Approx 85 000

Distance from Bangkok: Approx 200 kilometers

Province: Prachuap Khirikhan

Area: Approx 840 km²

Climate: Tropical, but with only some 50 percent of southern Thailand’s rainfall

Coast Line: Approx 25 kilometer, between Cha-Am (north) and Pranburi (south)

Language: Thai with Central dialect; English widely used as second language

Main Road: Petchkasem Road

Biggest Employer: Dole

Airport: Hua Hin Airport, north of the city-center opposite Soi 2

Area Code: 032- (+66-32- from overseas)

Special Attribute: Residence of the Thai King and Queen

Westerners Visiting Hua Hin: Approx 500,000 westerners visit Hua Hin in one year

Important Facts & Phone Numbers

Electricity — should you have an electricity problem, you can call +66-(0)32-513 162 to 3 (Public Service).

International Directory Enquiries — can be obtained on +66-(0)32-542 568. If you are going to make international calls from a local telephone in Hua Hin, remember to dial 001 and then the country code, followed by the number without the initial zero.

Land Department — can be reached on +66-(0)32-536 164 and +66-(0)32-512 407.

Local Directory Enquiries — dial +66-(0)32-519 000.

Rotary Club of Hua Hin — can be contacted on +66-(0)81-9166 637.

Emergency Center for Wild, Injured Animals — available on +66-(0)32-458 135.

Red Cross — can be reached in Hua Hin on +66-(0)32-512 567.

Telephone — call +66-(0)32-532 018 to 20 if you have problems with the fixed telephone line (Public Service).

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) — located in Cha-Am, but can be phoned on the number +66-(0)32-471 005 to 6. In Bangkok, the contact information to TAT is as follows:

1600 New Petchaburi Road, Makkasan, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

Tel: +66-(0)2-250 55 00.

Fax: +66-(0)2-250 55 11.

Website: www.tourismthailand.org.

e-mail: center@tat.or.th.

Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) — is reached on +66-(0)32-511 351.

Traffic Information — can be obtained on short number 197.

Tourist Information — can be found on +66-(0)32-611 491. There is also a short number, 1155, where you reach a tourist service center. In Hua Hin, there is a new state-run tourist information office on Chomsin Road, not far from Hua Hin Tempel.

Water — please call +66-(0)32-511 667 if you have water-related problems (Public Service).