Ko Phi Phi Don

Ko Phi Phi Don
Native name:
เกาะพีพีดอน
Beach, Phi Phi Don
Ko Phi Phi Don is located in Thailand
Ko Phi Phi Don
Ko Phi Phi Don
Geography
LocationAndaman Sea
Coordinates7°45′10″N 98°46′43″E / 7.7529°N 98.7786°E / 7.7529; 98.7786
ArchipelagoPhi Phi Islands
Area9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Length3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Width8 km (5 mi)
Administration
ProvinceKrabi
DistrictMueang Krabi
SubdistrictAo Nang
Largest VillageBan Ko Phi Phi
Demographics
LanguagesThai, Southern Thai
Additional information
Time zone
Postal code81000
Phi Phi Don looking west
Sunset, Lohdalum Bay

Ko Phi Phi Don (Thai: เกาะพีพีดอน, RTGSKo Phiphi Don, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ pʰīː.pʰīː dɔ̄ːn]) is the largest of the islands in the Ko Phi Phi archipelago, in Thailand. Phi Phi Don is 9.73 km2 (3.76 mi2): 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) in length and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) wide. Part of the islands are administratively part of Ao Nang in Krabi Province. It is the only island in the group with permanent inhabitants, although most are temporary workers servicing the tourist trade.

Like the other islands in the archipelago, Phi Phi Don is a non-volcanic island largely made of limestone. It is almost separated into two islands, but a strand of flat land connects them. On this strand lies the largest settlement on the island, as well as most of the resorts.