Central Gulf Coast
The Central Gulf Coast incorporates many popular beach destinations in Southern Thailand.Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Surat Thani and Ko Tao.
Surat Thani
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Surat Thani is a city in Amphoe Mueang Surat Thani, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. It lies 651 km south of Bangkok. It is the capital of Surat Thani Province.
Ko Tao
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Ko Tao is an island in Thailand and is part of the Chumphon Archipelago on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. It covers an area of about 21 km2.
Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Nakhon Si Thammarat is a city in Southern Thailand. It is one of the most ancient cities of Thailand, previously the Kingdom of Ligor, and contains many buildings and ruins of historical significance.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Ko Samui and Ko Pha-ngan.
Ko Samui
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Ko Samui, often called just Samui is an island of great natural beauty and variety in the Gulf of Thailand. The palm-fringed shoreline and coconut and fruit cultivation of the coastal lowlands rise to a central granite massif, the slopes of which are cloaked in virgin rainforest.
Ko Pha-ngan
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Ko Pha-ngan is an island off the Central Gulf Coast of Southern Thailand and forms part of the Chumphon Archipelago. Halfway between the islands of Ko Samui and Ko Tao, it is known as a land of coconut trees and the world-famous Full Moon Party that have placed the island firmly on the Banana Pancake Trail.
Khao Sok National Park
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Khao Sok National Park is a jungle reserve in Southern Thailand. It is one of the most beautiful wildlife reserves in Thailand.
Chumphon
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Chumphon is a city and a province of the same name on the Central Gulf Coast of Southern Thailand. With its transport hub of Chumphon Airport in Pathio District, Chumphon is the gateway to the south and the islands of the Gulf of Thailand.
Ang Thong National Marine Park
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Ang Thong National Marine Park is a fascinating archipelago of 42 or so islands in the Central Gulf Coast of Southern Thailand. It is northwest of Ko Samui.
Khanom
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Khanom is a small town in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, along the Central Gulf Coast.
Chaiya
Chaiya is a town of 5,500 people on the Malay Peninsula, below the Kra Isthmus, on the Central Gulf Coast of Southern Thailand. It offers an interesting history, temples and handicrafts, and is worth visiting if you're touring Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces.Ko Nang Yuan
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Ko Nang Yuan is a small island near Ko Tao, on the Central Gulf Coast of Southern Thailand.
Central Gulf Coast
- Type: territory
- Location: Southern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude of center
9.51° or 9° 30′ 36″ northLongitude of center
99.42° or 99° 25′ 12″ eastWikidata ID
Q14210450
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Shan—“Central Gulf Coast” goes by many names.
- French: “Côte centrale du golfe de Thaïlande”
- Hebrew: “רצועת המפרץ המרכזית”
- Italian: “Costa centrale del golfo di Thailandia”
- Shan: “ဢၢဝ်ႇပၢင်ႇလၢႆႇ ပွတ်းၵၢင်”
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