Amphoe Ko Samui
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Ko Samui เกาะสมุย |
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| Province: | Surat Thani |
| Surface: | 228.7 km² |
| Residents: | 62,357 (2012) |
| Population density : | 151.8 U / km² |
| ZIP : | 84140, 84220, 84310, 84320, 84330 |
| Geocode : | 8404 |
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Amphoe Ko Samui ( Thai : อำเภอ เกาะสมุย ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district) in the east of Surat Thani Province . The province of Surat Thani is located in the southern region of Thailand , about 650 kilometers south of Bangkok on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula to the Gulf of Thailand .
geography
The district of Ko Samui consists of the touristic island of Ko Samui of the same name and a number of smaller, uninhabited islands in the Gulf of Thailand , including the archipelago of the Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park .
With an area of 247 square kilometers, Ko Samui is the third largest island in Thailand after Ko Phuket and Ko Chang . It is part of the Samui Archipelago ( Muu Ko Samui ), to which around 60 other islands belong, including Ko Pha-ngan , Ko Tao , Ko Nang Yuan , Ko Taen and the around 40 islands of the Ang Thong National Park . Samui is 258 nautical miles south of Bangkok. At the narrowest point it is 21 kilometers and at the widest point 25 kilometers wide.
The interior of the country is a mountain landscape that is largely covered by secondary forest. With the exception of a few remains, the original jungle was cut down a long time ago to make room for plantations. The highest mountain is the 635 m high Khao Thai Kwai in the southwest of the island. A 51-kilometer ring road runs around the island, almost always along the coast.
climate
Located in the middle of the tropics , the island's climate is humid and changeable. Temperatures of over 30 ° C are measured all year round, and the water rarely gets colder than 28 ° C. The tide change is strongest during the full moon and shortly thereafter. The sea is calm from February to April. Rain during this time means short, heavy showers in the afternoon. From November to mid-December is the rainy season with often heavy monsoon rains. From May to the end of September, storms sometimes hit the island at night.
history
Although part of the Kingdom of Siam for several hundred years , Samui has only been a district ( Amphoe - administrative district) assigned to the Surat Thani Province since 1896 .
traffic
Ko Samui has an international airport .
administration
Provincial Administration
Amphoe Ko Samui is divided into seven communities ( Tambon ) , which in turn are divided into 39 villages ( Muban ) .
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Local administration
The city ( Thesaban Nakhon ) Ko Samui (Thai: เทศบาล นคร เกาะสมุย ) covers the entire district.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
Web links
Mueang Surat Thani | Ban Na Doem | Ban Na San | Ban Ta Khun | Chai Buri | Chaiya | Don Sak | Kanchanadit | Khian Sa | Khiri Council Nikhom | Ko Pha-ngan | Phanom | Phrasaeng | Phunphin | Ko Samui | Tha Chana | Tha Chang | Wiang Sa | Vibhavadi
Coordinates: 9 ° 32 ' N , 99 ° 56' E