Ko Samui#Tourism

The island was probably first inhabited in about the 6th century, settled by fishermen from the Malay Peninsula{{cite book|title=Thailand's Islands and Beaches|author1=Joe Bindloss |author2=Steven Martin |author3=Wendy Taylor |year=2004 |page=199|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=1-74059-500-9}} and southern China. It appears on Chinese maps dating back to 1687, under the name Pulo Cornam.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddT6ucN2EgE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/ddT6ucN2EgE |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|work=youtube|language=th|access-date=2020-02-22|date=2012-01-20|title=พินิจนคร (Season 2) ตอน สมุย 1|trans-title=Pinijnakorn (Season 2) ep. Samui 1|author=TPBS}}{{cbignore}}

The origin of the name samui is unknown. It may come from the Sanskrit-Tamil word สมวย, meaning 'sea weather'. Or it may derive from the name of a tree known locally in southern Thailand as {{Lang|sou|ต้นหมุย}} (full name {{Lang|sou|ต้นสมุย}}). A third possibility is that it originated from early Hainanese traders to Samui. In Hainanese Chinese, เซ่าบ่วย means 'first island', 'barrier', or 'gate', or literally 'beautiful beach'. As it was their first port of call in Thailand, it became its name and evolved to สมุย. Some people believe that the word "samui" derives from the Malay word saboey, or 'safe haven'. There is no firm corroboration of any of these theories.{{cite web|title=ชื่อนามที่มาของเกาะ สมุย|language=th|trans-title=Origin of the name of Ko Samui|url=http://www.komchadluek.net/news/local/25143|website=komchadluek.net|access-date=2018-12-30|date=2009-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230181030/http://www.komchadluek.net/news/local/25143|archive-date=2018-12-30|url-status=dead}} Ko เกาะ is the Thai word for "island".

Until the late 20th century, Ko Samui was an isolated self-sufficient community, having little connection with the mainland of Thailand. The island was without roads until the early 1970s and the {{convert|15|km}} journey from one side of the island to the other could involve a whole-day trek through the mountainous central jungles.

Ko Samui's economy now is based primarily on a successful tourist industry, as well as exports of coconut and rubber.

Economic growth has brought not only prosperity but also major changes to the island's environment and culture, including "explosive tensions" between rich and poor residents and crime linked to that or otherwise.{{cite news|last1=Levy|first1=Adrian|last2=Scott-Clark|first2=Cathy|title=Danger in paradise| url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/apr/08/travelnews.weekendmagazine|access-date=12 Feb 2015|work=The Guardian|date=2006-04-08}}

The first local government on Samui island was established in 1956 with the sanitary district Ko Samui, which however only covered the area around the settlement.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=73|issue=75 ง ฉบับพิเศษ|pages=84–85|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง จัดตั้งสุขาภิบาลเกาะสมุย อำเภอเกาะสมุย จังหวัดสุราษฎร์ธานี|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2499/D/075/84.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405152949/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2499/D/075/84.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2018|date=1956-09-20|language=th}} In 1963 it was enlarged to cover the entirety of Samui and Pha-Nga islands, which at that time were still in the same district.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=80|issue=38 ง|pages=1203–1204|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนแปลงเขตสุขาภิบาลเกาะสมุย อำเภอเกาะสมุย จังหวัดสุราษฎร์ธานี|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2506/D/038/1203.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200738/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2506/D/038/1203.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2021|date=1963-04-23|language=th}} In 1973, the area of the Ko Pha-Ngan District became a separate sanitary district.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=90|issue=106 ง|pages=2443–2447|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนแปลงเขตสุขาภิบาลเกาะสมุย อำเภอเกาะสมุย จังหวัดสุราษฎร์ธานี|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2516/D/106/2443.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405153017/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2516/D/106/2443.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2018|date=1973-08-21|language=th}} Since 1981, the sanitary district covers the area of the whole district.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=98|issue=215 ง|pages=4769–4771|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนแปลงเขตสุขาภิบาลเกาะสมุย อำเภอเกาะสมุย จังหวัดสุราษฎร์ธานี|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2524/D/215/4769.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405152829/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2524/D/215/4769.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2018|date=1981-12-29|language=th}}

Like all sanitary districts, Ko Samui became a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in 1999.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=116|issue=9 ก|pages=1–4|title=พระราชบัญญัติเปลี่ยนแปลงฐานะของสุขาภิบาลเป็นเทศบาล พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๒|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/A/009/1.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409014432/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/A/009/1.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2008|date=1999-02-24|language=th}}

The subdistrict municipality was upgraded to a town municipality (thesaban mueang) in 2008,{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=127|issue=พิเศษ 116 ง|pages=15|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนแปลงฐานะเทศบาลตำบลเกาะสมุย อำเภอเกาะสมุย จังหวัดสุราษฎร์ธานี เป็นเทศบาลเมืองเกาะสมุย|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2553/E/116/15.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125110501/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2553/E/116/15.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2012|date=2010-10-04|language=th}} and to a city municipality in 2012.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=131|issue=พิเศษ 18 ง|pages=1|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนแปลงฐานะเทศบาลเมืองเกาะสมุย อำเภอเกาะสมุย จังหวัดสุราษฎร์ธานี เป็นเทศบาลนครเกาะสมุย|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2557/E/018/1.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503202747/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2557/E/018/1.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 3, 2014|date=2014-01-27|language=th}}

The conversion of the municipality into a special administrative area with greater powers of self-governance similar to Pattaya has been discussed since 2008, but as of 2018, no action has been taken.

File:Sunrise thailand ko samui.jpg

Ko Samui is in the Gulf of Thailand, about {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Surat Thani town (9°N, 100°E). It is the largest island in the Chumphon Archipelago, measuring about {{convert|25|km}} at its widest point. To the north are the populated resort islands of Ko Pha-ngan, Ko Tao, and Ko Nang Yuan. Close to Bangrak in northeast Samui is the small uninhabited island of Ko Som, and to the northeast of Chaweng is the tiny Ko Matlang. To the south are Ko Taen and Ko Matsum, each of which have small tourist facilities. To the far west are 44 other islands which together compose Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park which is accessible by a day-trip boat tour from Ko Samui.

The central part of Ko Samui is mostly tropical jungle with tree coverage and wildlife and its largest mountain, Khao Pom, peaking at {{convert|635|m|abbr=on}}. The lowland and coastal areas are connected by a {{convert|51|km|abbr=on}}-long road, encircling the island. Other concrete roads branch off to service other areas.

The town of Nathon on the west coast is the closest town to the mainland and is the original capital which still houses many government offices. Two of the island's five main piers make Nathon the main port for all transportation from the mainland and the commercial centre for Samui residents. The transition from dependence on the local coconut industry and the continued growth and development of the tourist industry, as well as the northeastern location of the airport, has led to the increase of commercial activity in Chaweng and Bophut.

Ko Samui has a tropical monsoon climate according to the Köppen climate classification, based on an analysis of 1971–2010 Thai Meteorological Department data.{{cite web |author1=Wutthipong Sangmanee |title=การจําแนกเขตภูมิอากาศ |trans-title=Classification of Climate |url=http://www.geog.pn.psu.ac.th/CAIClimate/11Classification49_2.pdf#page=14 |publisher=Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus |access-date=31 March 2024 |pages=317–318 |language=th}} The climate is warm and humid for most of the year. In comparison to Phuket and most of the rest of southern Thailand, Samui's weather is relatively drier (Samui receives about {{cvt|1,960.|mm}} rain per year, and Phuket gets {{convert|2,220|mm|0|abbr=on}}). Phuket's wet season is spread over six to eight months. Ko Samui has only two months with more than {{convert|212|mm|0|abbr=on}} of rain.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} The heaviest precipitation typically falls in the time frame from mid October to early December.{{cite web|url=http://www.travelfish.org/weather_fish.php |title=Weather in Thailand |publisher=Travelfish.org |access-date=2013-11-15}}{{failed verification|date=March 2024}} For the rest of the year, given the tropical climate, rain showers are brief; 20–60 minutes duration is typical.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

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Ko Samui is an amphoe (district) of Surat Thani Province, divided into seven sub-districts (tambons) and 39 administrative villages (mubans). The entire island is one city municipality (thesaban nakhon). The district covers the island, as well as the Ang Thong archipelago and some other small islands nearby.

File:Tambon 8404.png

Originally, the district included all of the islands of Surat Thani Province. The islands Ko Pha-ngan and Ko Tao were split off as the minor district (king amphoe) Ko Pha-ngan effective 1 October 1970.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=87|issue=90 ง|pages=2790|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2513/D/090/2790.PDF

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|date=24 Sep 1970|language=th}} In 1980, administrative village number seven of Ang Thong Sub-district covering the islands Ko Chueak, Ko Nok Phao, and Ko Rikan was reassigned to Don Sak District,{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=97|issue=165 ก ฉบับพิเศษ|pages=4–6|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตอำเภอเกาะสมุย กับอำเภอดอนสัก จังหวัดสุราษฎร์ธานี พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๓|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2523/A/165/4.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072028/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2523/A/165/4.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 10, 2018|date=1980-10-27|language=th}} where it now forms village number 11.

File:KoSamuiAirport OwlofDoom.jpg

Samui Airport is a private airport built and owned by Bangkok Airways, which is the only airline with services to Ko Samui from mainland Thailand since the airport's construction in 1989. Due to its use of locally produced palm leaves and a natural, open-air cooling system, the terminal complex received an Environment Impact Assessment Award under the guidance of Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth. Ko Samui airport is built in an open style, drawing connections between it and traditional Thai architecture. In 2009, the airport handled 1.3 million passengers and 17,707 aircraft operations.{{cite web|title=Koh Samui Airport, Thailand|url=http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/koh-samui/|work=airport-technology.com|publisher=Kable|access-date=18 Jan 2014|year=2013}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=June 2016}}

Flights from Samui to Phuket and other Thai destinations are available, and in 2012, the Thai government announced the possibility of a second Ko Samui airport due to complaints of high airport fees.{{cite web| url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/289233/samui-may-get-second-airport |title=Samui may get second airport|work=Bangkok Post |date=2012-04-18 |access-date=2013-11-15}}

Several ferries connect the island with the mainland, including two car/passenger ferries, and connect Don Sak to piers in the west of the island, in Lipa Noi and in Nathon. Public buses to all parts of the mainland operate from a new bus station north of Nathon. Privately operated songthaews circle the ring road like a bus service with fixed fees mostly only in the daytime, and private taxis which charged a fixed, flat fee depending on the destination.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

File:Bo Phut Beach Ko Samui.jpg

Sociologist Erik Cohen noted that modern tourism to Ko Samui began to pick up pace in the late 1970s.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|page=xi}} The expansion of tourism on the island has resulted in growth of building resorts, bungalows, and luxury private villas on the island. The island's total of 17,479 hotel rooms in 2013 was increased by an additional 459 new rooms in 2015. A gradual shift in demand is seeing more Asian visitors and families, but the top three source markets have been Germany, the UK, and Thailand, which contribute a combined 27 percent share. Bangkok Airways continues to modernize its fleet with new Airbuses, phasing out older ATR 72 propeller planes, which will provide 189,000 additional airline seats for Samui travelers. The airport has already increased the number of daily flights from 36 to 50.{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/bangkok-airways-part-2-plans-for-further-network-fleet--partnership-portfolio-expansion-for-2016-256648|title=Bangkok Airways Part 2: Plans for further network, fleet & partnership portfolio expansion for 2016|website=CAPA - Centre for Aviation|access-date=August 1, 2019}}

The island received more than 2.5 million foreign visitors in 2017, up from 2.34 million in 2016. According to a luxury hotelier, tourists traveling to Ko Samui spend an average of 7,700 to 8,200 baht per head per day.{{cite news |last1=Sritama |first1=Suchat |title=Cape Fahn to open on private island |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1498198/cape-fahn-to-open-on-private-island |access-date=6 July 2018 |work=Bangkok Post |date=6 July 2018}}

{{as of|2020}}, legislators in the Thai parliament have put forward a proposal to build an {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}} bridge linking mainland Nakhon Si Thammarat Province with Ko Samui. The MPs claim that the project would spur economic growth in south Thailand. They propose that—if built—it be named "Chan-o-cha" in honour of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.{{cite news |title=18km Samui bridge urged |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1849199/18km-samui-bridge-urged |access-date=3 February 2020 |work=Bangkok Post |date=3 February 2020}}

Ko Samui's tourist appeal made it a plotline of the 2000 comedy movie Meet the Parents, starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, as well as shooting location for the third season of The White Lotus.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/travel-preparation/white-lotus-craze-bolsters-thai-island-s-april-hotel-bookings/ar-AA1BGc8a|title='White Lotus' craze bolsters Thai island's April hotel bookings|date=26 March 2025|access-date=26 March 2025|language=en}}

Samui has five private hospitals: Samui International Hospital;[http://www.sih.co.th/ Samui International Hospital. Retrieved on 21 March 2015.] Wattanapat Hospital Samui;[https://samuihospital.com/ Wattanapat Hospital Samui. Retrieved on 9 December 2023.] Thai International;[http://www.thaiinterhospital.com/ Thai International Hospital. Retrieved on 21 March 2015.] Bandon Hospital;{{Cite web|url=http://www.bandonhospitalsamui.com/|title=Samui's Leading First Class Medical Center {{!}} Bandon International Hospital Samui|website=Bandon International Hospital Samui|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-28}} and Bangkok Hospital Samui.[http://www.bangkokhospitalsamui.com/index.php?lang=en Bangkok Samui Hospital. Retrieved on 21 March 2015.] The government hospital is in Nathon.{{Cite web |url=http://samui.thaivisa.com/koh-samui-hospitals/ |title=Koh Samui Hospitals (Thai Visa Samui) |access-date=2013-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920084518/http://samui.thaivisa.com/koh-samui-hospitals/#.U4joW3J_uSo |archive-date=2013-09-20 |url-status=dead }}

File:KoSamuiNaThonFromJungle OwlofDoom.jpg|Mountainside view of Nathon

File:Koh Samui Lipa Noi2.jpg|Lipa Noi Beach

File:Bo Phut Beach on the north end of Koh Samui.jpg|Bo Phut Beach

File:Sunrise thailand ko samui.jpg|Sunrise, Ko Samui

File:KoSamuiAirport OwlofDoom.jpg|Samui International Airport

File:ChawengBeach55.jpg|Aerial view of Chaweng

File:Laem Yai Cape.jpg|Laem Yai Cape from Bang Po Beach

File:Chaweng Beach.jpg|Chaweng Beach between Lamai and Chaweng

File:Namuang Waterfall.jpg|Namuang Waterfall

File:Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai).jpg|Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai)

File:Big Buddha in Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai).jpg|Buddha statue, Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai)

File:Ko Samui island.jpg|Ko Samui island

• List of islands of Thailand
• Tourism Association of Koh Samui

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• {{cite book |last=Cohen |first=Erik |title=Thai Tourism. Hill Tribes, Islands and Open-ended Prostitution |year=1996 |publisher= White Lotus Co., Ltd|location=Bangkok|isbn= 974-8496-67-8}}

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