Ko Samui

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Ko Samui เกาะสมุย
Island; City Municipality
City of Koh Samui เทศบาลนครเกาะสมุย
Lipa Noi Beach
Seal
Ko Samui
Coordinates: 9°30′N 100°00′E / 9.500°N 100.000°E / 9.500; 100.000
Country	Thailand
Province	Surat Thani
Government
• Mayor	Ramnet Jaikwang
• Vice Mayor	Muensilp Poolsawat
Area
• Total	228.7 km2 (88.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	70,059[1]
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code	(+66) 77
Website	kohsamuicity.go.th

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. Ko Samui, with an area of 228.7 square kilometres (88.3 sq mi), is Thailand's second largest island after Phuket.^[2] In 2018, it was visited by 2.7 million tourists.^[3]