Surat Thani Province - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

The province is subdivided into 19 districts (Amphoe), which are further subdivided into 131 subdistricts (tambon) and 1028 villages (muban).

  1. Mueang Surat Thani
  2. Kanchanadit
  3. Don Sak
  4. Ko Samui
  5. Ko Pha-ngan
  6. Chaiya
  7. Tha Chana
  8. Khiri Rat Nikhom
  9. Ban Ta Khun
  10. Phanom
  1. Tha Chang
  2. Ban Na San
  3. Ban Na Doem
  4. Khian Sa
  5. Wiang Sa
  6. Phrasaeng
  7. Phunphin
  8. Chai Buri
  9. Vibhavadi

The province has one city (thesaban nakhon), 3 towns (thesaban mueang) and 24 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The most important ones are the following 6 (complete list). There are also 109 tambon administrative authorities (TAO), responsible for the non-municipal areas.

Surat Thani City is also a center of the Surat Thani Metropolitan Area.

Nr. City Thai Population Notes
1. Surat Thani เทศบาลนครสุราษฎร์ธานี 127,550 Capital of the province, Historic town, Tourism, Main bus station
2. Ko Samui เทศบาลเมืองเกาะสมุย 52,510 Tourism,
3. Tha Kham เทศบาลเมืองท่าข้าม 20,363 Main railway station, Airport.
4. Na San เทศบาลเมืองนาสาร 19,851
5. Talat Chaiya เทศบาลตำบลตลาดไชยา 12,955 Historic town.
6. Don Sak เทศบาลตำบลดอนสัก 11,357 Main port.
7. Ko Pha-ngan เทศบาลตำบลเกาะพะงัน 3,357 Tourism.

For the national elections, the province is subdivided into two constituencies, both eligible to elect three members of parliament.

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