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How about SURATTHANI?

An undeveloped island with beautiful scenery. A small town between Phuket and Koh Samui is a domestic airport in Thailand. This town is about the size of a district in Guangzhou.

Surat Thani is also called "Wanlun". The capital of Surat Thani Province. On the east coast of the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, on the plain downstream of the Tapi River, 6 kilometers away from the river mouth. Population: 35,900 (1980). Historical city. In ancient times, Brahmanism was prevalent. Rice and tin ore export port. There are coconut oil, rice milling, sawing and other factories. Rice is grown abundantly in the suburbs.

The highway connects the Thakan Station of the Southern Thailand Railway, Bangkok in the north, and Malaysia in the south. The pier can dock seagoing ships and connects Songkhla, Bashu, Bangkok and other places. Surat Thani means "the city where good people live" in Sanskrit in India.

The title was conferred by King Rama VI of Thailand to Surat Thani in July 1915. The name comes from the city of the same name in Maharashtra, India. A month later, the Sixth King of Thailand once again ordered the river flowing through the city to be named Tapi river, which happened to be the name of the river flowing through that Indian city.

There are boats at the port to Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao and PP Island. You can take a train or car from Bangkok, usually with a connecting ticket.

The GPP (Gross Primary production) of Suratthani Province is 94 billion baht, which is equivalent to US$2.541 billion. The per capita GPP is 97,936 baht or 2,647 US dollars. The main crops are coconut and rambutan. There is a special monkey training school in Surat Thani Province. They are trained to climb tall coconut trees and pull out coconuts. This can be called a unique feature of this place.

Rambutan was introduced in 1926 by a Malayan overseas Chinese named K. Wang and was first planted in Ban Na San Village, Suratthani Province. The Rambutan Festival is held every August in and around the city. The biggest event of the festival is the Float on the Tapi River.

The emblem of Suratthani Province shows a temple. This temple is located in Chaiya, Suratthani Province. It is the oldest temple in the palace and is believed to have a history of 1,200 years.

The flag of Surat Thani Province also shows the same temple, with the colors of the flag being red at the top and yellow at the bottom.

The Thai name of Fuhua is: Bua Phut, (scientific name: Rafflesia kerrii)

The Thai name of Fushu is: Ton Kiam, (scientific name: Cotylelobium melanoxylon)

The slogan of Suratthani Province is: