Surat Thani
Surat Thani
สุราษฎร์ธานี | |
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| City of Surat Thani เทศบาลนครสุราษฎร์ธานี | |
From top left: Skyline of Surat Thani, Wat Thung Luang in Wiang Sa District, City Pillar Shrine of Surat Thani in Mueang Surat Thani District, municipal office, Surat Thani International Airport, the Ta Pi River flowing through Surat Thani | |
Location of Surat Thani | |
| Coordinates: 9°8′23″N 99°19′50″E / 9.13972°N 99.33056°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Surat Thani |
| District | Mueang Surat Thani |
| Sanitation | 21 December 1930 |
| Town municipality | 7 December 1935 |
| City municipality | 4 May 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Theerakit Wangmuthitakul |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.97 km2 (26.63 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 132,040 (Registered residents) |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 1,914/km2 (4,960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postcode | 84000 |
| Calling code | 077 |
| Website | suratcity |
Surat Thani (Thai: สุราษฎร์ธานี, pronounced [sù.râːt tʰāː.nīː]) is a city in Amphoe Mueang Surat Thani, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. It lies 651 km (405 mi) south of Bangkok. It is the capital of Surat Thani Province. The city has a population of 132,040 (2019), and an area of 68.97 km2 (26.63 sq mi). The city's population density is 1,914 inhabitants per km2.
Surat Thani is located near the mouth of the Tapi River on the Gulf of Thailand. The city offers no major tourist attractions in itself, and is mainly known to tourists as the jumping-off point to Ko Samui, Ko Tao, and Ko Pha Ngan. It is the regional commercial center, with a seaport dealing in the main products of the province, rubber and coconuts.