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Ko Samui (or Koh Samui), often locally shortened to Samui (Thai: เกาะสมุย, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ sā.mǔj]), is an island off the east coast of Thailand. Geographically in the Chumphon Archipelago , it is part of Surat Thani Province , though as of 2012, Ko Samui was granted municipal status and thus is now locally self-governing.
It is where the capital village of the island chain (Ban Ao Sam) lies. The Islands size is 19.1 km 2 and has a population of 500. Together with a small portion of land on Ko Samui Island where the town of Bang Makham lies, The Mu Ko Ang Thong islands are part of Ang Thong Subdistrict of Ko Samui District, Surat Thani.
Formerly most of the islands in Thailand were uninhabited, but in recent times many have been developed for tourism. Some of the island groups in Thailand come in clusters of numerous individual islands: Phang Nga Bay has 67, the Mu Ko Chang National Park has 52, Tarutao National Marine Park has 51, and Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park has 42.
Wat Phra Yai, known in English as the Big Buddha Temple, is a Buddhist temple on Ko Phan (also spelled Koh Fan or Koh Faan), a small island offshore from the northeastern area of Ko Samui, Thailand, connected to that island by a short causeway 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) north of Samui International Airport. As its name indicates, it is home to a ...
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Secret Buddha Garden, also known as Magic Garden and Heaven's Garden and Tarnim Magic Garden [1] is a private sculpture park atop Pom Mountain (also called Khun Nim Peak), one of the highest peaks on the resort island of Ko Samui in Surat Thani Province, Thailand.
The International School of Samui (ISS; Thai: โรงเรียนนานาชาติสมุย, RTGS: Rong Rian Nana Chat Samui) is an international school on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand. Its curriculum is structured in accordance with the National Curriculum of England.
Nathon (Thai: หน้าทอน) is a town on the west coast of the Thai island of Ko Samui, a commercial center and a major port for fishing and transport of goods and people to mainland Thailand.