Surat Thani

Surat Thani
สุราษฎร์ธานี
City of Surat Thani
เทศบาลนครสุราษฎร์ธานี
From top left: Skyline of Surat Thani, Wat Thung Luang in Wiang Sa District, City Pillar Shrine of Surat Thani in Mueang Surat Thani District, municipal office, Surat Thani International Airport, the Ta Pi River flowing through Surat Thani
Location of Surat Thani
Location of Surat Thani
Surat Thani is located in Thailand
Surat Thani
Surat Thani
Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 9°8′23″N 99°19′50″E / 9.13972°N 99.33056°E / 9.13972; 99.33056
Country Thailand
ProvinceSurat Thani
DistrictMueang Surat Thani
Sanitation21 December 1930
Town
municipality
7 December 1935
City
municipality
4 May 2007
Government
 • MayorTheerakit Wangmuthitakul
Area
 • Total
68.97 km2 (26.63 sq mi)
 • Rank5th
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
132,040
(Registered residents)
 • Rank6th
 • Density1,914/km2 (4,960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postcode
84000
Calling code077
Websitesuratcity.go.th

Surat Thani (Thai: สุราษฎร์ธานี, pronounced [sù.râːt tʰāː.nīː]) is a city in Amphoe Mueang Surat Thani, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. It lies 651 km (405 mi) south of Bangkok. It is the capital of Surat Thani Province. The city has a population of 132,040 (2019), and an area of 68.97 km2 (26.63 sq mi). The city's population density is 1,914 inhabitants per km2.

Surat Thani is located near the mouth of the Tapi River on the Gulf of Thailand. The city offers no major tourist attractions in itself, and is mainly known to tourists as the jumping-off point to Ko Samui, Ko Tao, and Ko Pha Ngan. It is the regional commercial center, with a seaport dealing in the main products of the province, rubber and coconuts.

  1. ^ "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2562" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2019]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020, archiving is not necessary because DOPA provides data from 1993 to future years.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)