Surat Thani is a city in southern Thailand, about 651 kilometers south of Bangkok, and serves as the capital of Surat Thani Province. It sits near the mouth of the Tapi River on the Gulf of Thailand and functions mainly as a transit hub for travelers heading to the islands of Ko Samui, Ko Tao and Ko Pha Ngan, alongside its role as a commercial seaport handling the rubber and coconut trade of the surrounding province. The city received its current name, meaning city of good people, from King Vajiravudh in 1915, replacing its earlier name Bandon; it gained municipal status in 1930 and was upgraded to city status in 2007. As of 2019 it had a registered population of about 132,040 across 68.97 square kilometers.
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1. Surat Thani (Wikidata)
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population 130,703 (2017)
2. Surat Thani (Wikipedia)
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Surat Thani (Thai: สุราษฎร์ธานี, pronounced [sù.râːt tʰāː.nīː]) is a city in Amphoe Mueang Surat Thani, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand.
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- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.25, 99.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.25, 99.25
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4. GeoNames: Surat Thani - GeoNames
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9.14011 99.33311 P PPLA TH 60 8401 132040 10 Asia/Bangkok
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