Surat Thani
The largest province of the South, Surat Thani was once a provincial
capital of the 10th century Indonesian Srivijaya Empire, and now covers
an area of approximately 13,000 square kilometers of both low basins and
high plateaus with forested mountains, as well as some of Thailand’s
most famous islands including Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao, and the
Mu Koh Ang Thong Marine National Park.
The name of Surat Thani may mean "City of the Good People" but
Surat Thani is also known as “the province of a thousand islands” --
many of which lay off the coast in the Gulf of Thailand, including the
archipelago that contains Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao, and the Mu
Koh Ang Thong Marine National Park. Once the refuge of backpackers, the
islands of Surat Thani are now some of the most visited places in
Thailand; however, there are a number of historical, cultural, and
natural attractions
on the Thai mainland to make a stop in Surat Thani
province worthwhile on the way to or from the islands.
The largest province of the South, located 685 kilometers from
Bangkok, Surat Thani means "City of the Good People". A former capital
of the Indonesian Srivijaya Empire, Surat Thani remains a vibrant city
that is both a commercial and transportation hub and an area with many
historical and cultural attractions. Surat Thani Province covers an area
of approximately 13,000 square kilometers of high plateaus and forested
mountains in the west of the province that diminish to low basins
towards the eastern coast. This mountainous topography has created 14
river basins all of which flow east of the province to the Gulf of
Thailand; similarly, almost all visitors to Surat Thani invariably head
to the Gulf, where the islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao, and
the Mu Koh Ang Thong Marine National Park are located.
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