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Chumphon is a province located in southern Thailand that serves as a gateway region between central and southern Thailand. It matters as an important area for both tourism and maritime activity, situated along Thailand's coastline.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Thailand
- Official name
- จังหวัดชุมพร
- Country
- Thailand
- Located in
- Thailand
- Contains
- Sawi
- Capital
- Chumphon
- Population
- 509208
- Area
- 6009.008
- Shares border with
- Surat Thani
- Official website
- www.chumphon.go.th
- Image
- Chumphon typhoon damage 4.jpg
- Motto
- ประตูภาคใต้ ไหว้เสด็จในกรม ชมไร่กาแฟ แลหาดทรายรี ดีกล้วยเล็บมือ ขึ้นชื่อรังนก
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- postal code
- 86
- native label
- จังหวัดชุมพร
- Commons category
- Chumphon Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Chumphon province
- Commons gallery
- Chumphon
- IPA transcription
- t͡ɕʰūm.pʰɔ̄ːn
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Chumphon province
- language used
- Southern Thai
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Encyclopedic overview
Chumphon (Thai: ชุมพร, pronounced [t͡ɕʰūm.pʰɔ̄ːn]) is a southern province (changwat) of Thailand on the Gulf of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani, and Ranong. To the west it borders the Burmese province of Tanintharyi.
Geography
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