Samui Island, the most prominent tourist attraction in Thailand

Island of Ko Samui, or as famous as the island of Samui by the locals, an island located off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus in Thailand. And close to the mainland town of Surat, the second in the province of Surat second. It is part of an archipelago Samui. Koh Samui is the second largest island in Thailand after Phuket, an area of ​​228.7 km2 and a population of more than 63,000, and the number of visitors annually for tourism around 1.5 million inhabitants. Samui Island has abundant natural resources, white sandy beaches, coral reefs and coconut trees in the island, it is also part of the Mu Ko Samui.

Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand, about 35 km from the town of Surat, the second north-east (9 ° N, 100 ° E). It is the most important island in the archipelago of Chumphon. An island about 25 km at its widest point. As it is surrounded by about sixty Island, which make up the Marine National Park (Mu Ko Ang Thong) also includes many other popular tourist destinations, including, Koo Fa Ngan, Ko Tao, Ko Nang Yuan. 

The central part of the island is almost uninhabitable from the mountains in the tropical forest, which called Khao Pom, which is about 635 m. Linked to the island with various low-lying areas and coastal roads by up to 51 kilometers, and is run mostly along the coast and wraps for the greater part of the island. On the northwest coast of the island and there are ancient capital, Nathon. Despite the proliferation of Nathon on the wide area, and the actual port and the main business district is relatively small. 

Nathon is the main port for transport vehicles and goods from the mainland, which is the center of the fishing industry, and is still the headquarters of the regional government. Recently, the island has seen a decline in dependence on the local coconut industry, a continuation in the growth and development of the tourism industry, because of its north-east of the airport, with slow-moving center of the commercial Chaweng.

Economy 

Historically the island's economy is based on subsistence farming and fishing, and coconut. From 1980 onwards, tourism has become a mainstay of the economy and the dominant industry. Adding to the concentration of the island to organize transportation in Ko Samui as a destination for tourists seeking to explore the other islands in the region.

Tourism 

This has resulted in the expansion of tourism in Ko Samui in growth in building resorts, bungalows and luxury private villas on the island. This has led to the demand of economic growth, many businessmen from all over the world to invest in Ko Samui. With more than 260 resorts and bungalows in Samui, and began counting from the end of 2009, to contain the second largest resort business in Thailand and Bangkok surpassing Phuket.