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Surat
Thani Information
| Surat Thani is southern
Thailand's largest province, covers some
12,800 square kilometres, and has an extensive
coastline lapped by Thai Gulf waters. The
provincial capital is 685 kilometres south
of Bangkok.
Surat Thani boasts some of Thailand's
loveliest islands namely the Penang-sized
Ko Samui, Thailand's third largest island,
palm-fringed jewel of a sparkling archipelago
that includes the stunning 250-square-kilometre
Ang Thong Marine National Park.
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Surat Thani once formed part, and may
have been the centre, of the Mahayana Buddhist
Srivijaya Empire which steeped in legend and
mystery, dominated the Malay peninsula and much
of Java some 1,500 years ago. Srivijaya was
best described by the itinerant Chinese monk
I Ching after a pilgrimage he made to India
during the late 600s. Archaeological discoveries
at Chaiya district indicate the former empire's
splendour.
Distances From Amphoe Muang (Surat Thani
Town) To Other Districts :
Ban Na Doem 50 km
Ban Na San 41 km
Ban Ta Khun 71 km
Chai Buri 112 km
Chaiya 68 km
Don Sak 61 km
Kanchanadit 18 km
Khian Sa 61 km
Khiri Ratthanikhom 55 km
Ko Pha-ngan 100 km
Ko Samui 84 km
Phanom 80 km
Phra Saeng 68 km
Phunphin 12 km
Tha Chana 78 km
Tha Chang 37 km
Wiang Sa 68 km
Vibhavadi 70 km
Koh Samui guide
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