Surat Thani (Thai: สุราษฎร์ธานี) is a city in Amphoe Mueang Surat Thani, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. It is the capital of the province Surat Thani. Image File history File links Thailand_Mueang_Surat. ... Surat Thani is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Surat Thani Province in southern Thailand. ... Surat Thani (often in short Surat, Thai: ) is the largest of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. ... Surat Thani (often in short Surat, Thai: ) is the largest of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. ...

The city has a population of 126,018 (2007), and an area of 68.97 square kilometers. The city's population density is 1,827.13 inhabitants per km². It is near the mouth of the river Tapi on the Gulf of Thailand. The city has no tourist attractions, and is thus only known to tourists as a transfer to the nearby Ko Samui island. Waterfront in Surat Thani The Tapi (or Tapee) river (Thai: แม่น้ำตาปี) is the biggest river of Southern Thailand. ... The Gulf of Thailand is a gulf located in the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean), surrounded by the countries Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. ... Na Thon viewed from the mountain jungle Chaweng as seen departing from Ko Samui Airport Ko Samui (or Koh Samui, Thai: ) is an island off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus in Thailand, close to the mainland Surat Thani town. ...

City pillar shrine in Surat Thani

It forms the regional commercial center, with a seaport dealing in the main products of the province, rubber and coconuts. Download high resolution version (480x640, 24 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 24 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Inside the Bangkok city pillar shrine. ...

History

The city received its name by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in 1915 which means City of Good People. Then this name was given to the city due to the high devotion of the locals to Buddhism. Previously the city was known as Bandon, which means Village on higher ground. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1932 Surat Thani became a sanitary district (sukhaphiban). On December 7 it was elevated to a town (thesaban mueang), with a municipal area of 2.67. The area of the municipality was enlarged to 6.95 km² on October 14 1958, and on December 22 1994 it was further enlarged to 68.97 km². On May 4 2007, the town was upgraded to city status (thesaban nakhon). Sukhaphiban (Thai: , translated sanitary districts) were an administrative division of Thailand. ... Thesaban (Thai: ) are the municipalities in Thailand. ... Thesaban (Thai: ) are the municipalities in Thailand. ...

Since 1969 Surat Thani is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Surat Thani, responsible for about 6000 Catholic Christians in southern Thailand. For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Roman Catholic Church... St. ...

Traffic

Surat Thani is connected with Bangkok by the southern railway even though Surat Thani Railway Station is located in Phunphin, about 15 kms far from the downtown. Asian highway AH2 also passes the city at Phunphin. A regional airport, Surat Thani International Airport, is about 30 kms from the city by car. Though some ferries to Ko Samui are provided in the downtown, the main ferry pier is located at Don Sak, 40 kms east on the coast of Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani Signboard Surat Thani Railway Station (SRT Code : SRN) is the main railway station in Surat Thani Province. ... Phunphin (Thai: พุนพิน) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Surat Thani in the south of Thailand. ... The Asian Highway (AH) project is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations ESCAP to improve the highway systems in Asia. ... The AH2 is a road in the Asian Highway Network running 13,177km from Denpasar, Indonesia to Khosravi, Iran. ... Surat Thani Airport is in Phunphin district, Surat Thani province, Thailand. ... Don Sak (Thai: ดอนสัก) is a town and district in Eastern Surat Thani. ...

Administration

Municipal office

The town covers the tambon Talad and Bang Kung, and parts of the tambon Khlong Chanak, Bang Chana, Bang Baimai and Makham Tia, all part of the Mueang Surat Thani district. The town is subdivided into 45 communities (chumchon). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 505 pixelsFull resolution (1760 × 1110 pixel, file size: 155 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Town hall of Thesaban Mueang Surat Thani, Thailand. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 505 pixelsFull resolution (1760 × 1110 pixel, file size: 155 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Town hall of Thesaban Mueang Surat Thani, Thailand. ... Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ... Surat Thani is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Surat Thani Province in southern Thailand. ...

External links

• Surat Thani City Website (Thai only)
• Surat Thani travel guide from Wikitravel

Coordinates: 9°8′23″N, 99°19′50″E Wikitravel is a project to create an open content, complete, up-to-date, and reliable world-wide travel guide. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...