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| Capital: | Surat Thani |
| Area: | 12,891.5 kmē Ranked 6th |
| Inhabitants: | 869,410 (2000) Ranked 23rd |
| Pop. density: | 67 inh./kmē Ranked 66th |
| ISO 3166-2: | TH-84 |
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Geographically the center of the province is the coastal plain of the Tapi river, mostly grassland and some mangrove. In the west are limestone mountains mostly covered with forests. The Khao Sok National Park is located in these mountains. Many islands in the Gulf of Thailand belong to the district, including the tourist island Ko Samui and the Ko Angthong marine national park. To the east are the Bantat hills. The main rivers of the Surat Thani province are Tapi River and Phum Duang River, which drain into the Bandon Bay .
The main agricultural products of the province are coconut and rambutanThe rambutan Nephelium lappaceum L. is a tropical medium to large sized tree, a member of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae), indigenous to Southeast Asia with a fruit of the same name. It is believed to be native to the Malay archipelago although its pre. The coconuts are often picked from the tree by specially trained monkey, mostly Pig-tailed Macaque s (Macaca nemestrina). The monkey school of late Somporn SaekowSomporn Saekow ( 1940 August 20, 2002) was a farmer from Kanchanadit, Surat Thani province, Thailand, who became famous as a monkey teacher. As his parents were coconut farmers, Somporn experienced the traditional use of monkeys for the harvest of coconut is the most famous training center for these monkeys. The rambutan trees were first planted in Surat Thani in 1926Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 See also 1926 in aviation 1926 in film 1926 in literature 1926 in mu. An annual rambutan fair is held in beginning of August, including a parade of highly decorated floats on the Tapi river.