Chumphon is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Chumphon province. Geography Chumphon is located on the Isthmus of Kra, the narrow landbridge connecting the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Thailand. ...
Across the forested hills of the Isthmus of Kra, Chumphon province overlooks an archipelago of 40 islands at the southern edge of the Gulf of Thailand.
While technically a gateway where dialect, food and culture assume southern features, Chumphon town is best known for its lively fishing industry, the strong smell of the morning catch, and the ferries that depart daily to Ko Tao, an island famed for its diving.
Highway 4 cuts a path west from Chumphon across the narrow neck of the Isthmus of Kra to the Ban Thapli township in Ranong province.
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