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Surat Thani
สุราษฎร์ธานี | |
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Nickname: Surat | |
Motto(s): เมืองร้อยเกาะ เงาะอร่อย หอยใหญ่ ไข่แดง แหล่งธรรมะ ("The city of a hundred islands. Delicious rambutans. Large shellfish. Red (salted) eggs. The center of Dharma.") | |
Country | Thailand |
Capital | Surat Thani |
Government | |
• Governor | Jetsada Jitrat (since October 2023) |
Area | |
• Total | 12,891 km2 (4,977 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 6th |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,063,501 |
• Rank | Ranked 21st |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 59th |
Human Achievement Index | |
• HAI (2022) | 0.6438 "average" Ranked 35th |
GDP | |
• Total | baht 211 billion (US$6.7 billion) (2019) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 84xxx |
Calling code | 077 |
ISO 3166 code | TH-84 |
Website | www |
Surat Thani (Thai: สุราษฎร์ธานี, pronounced [sù.râːt tʰāː.nīː]), often shortened to Surat, is the largest of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. It lies on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means 'city of good people', a title given to the city by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI); Surat Thani is therefore the sole province in Southern Thailand for which the native name is in the Central Thai language.
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