甲4公里（2 1 / 2英里）长的新月沙滩15公里（10英里）的普吉镇以西，是最现代的，最快的节奏和，有些人会说，普吉岛的海滩开发的博斯特。
In 1681 or 1682, the Siamese king Narai, who was seeking to reduce Dutch and English influence, named Governor of Phuket the French medical missionary Brother Ren Charbonneau, a member of the Siam mission of the Soci des Missions Etrangres. Charbonneau held the position of Governor until 1685.