Phunphin
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| Province: | Surat Thani |
| Area: | 1,240 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 94,228 (2004) |
| Pop. density: | 75.99 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 8417 |
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Phunphin (Thai: พุนพิน) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Surat Thani in the south of Thailand. The town of Phunphin itself is has 22,478 citizens in an area of 14.2 square kilometer.
Transportation
Phunphin is the transportation hub of the Surat Thani province. It has one railway intersection, 3 railway stations and 4 railstops. At the Ban Thung Pho junction (kilometer 631) the southern railway branches to what was originally intended to connect the railway to Takua Thung district, Phang Nga, directly opposite of Phuket. After the completion of 31 km of the railroad till Khiri Ratthanikhom in 1956 construction was stopped due to budget problems.
Also located in Phunphin are the Airport of Surat Thani, the Inland Container Depot (ICD), and the Asian highway 2 (Thai highway 41) as the main road to connect to the other provinces.
Administration
The district Phunphin is subdivided into 16 communes (tambon).
| Nr. | Name | Thai name | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tha Kham | ท่าข้าม | 9. | Bang Ngon | บางงอน | |||
| 2. | Tha Sathon | ท่าสะท้อน | 10. | Si Wichai | ศรีวิชัย | |||
| 3. | Li Let | ลีเล็ด | 11. | Nam Rop | น้ำรอบ | |||
| 4. | Bang Maduea | บางมะเดื่อ | 12. | Ma Luan | มะลวน | |||
| 5. | Bang Duean | บางเดือน | 13. | Hua Toei | หัวเตย | |||
| 6. | Tha Rong Chang | ท่าโรงช้าง | 14. | Nong Sai | หนองไทร | |||
| 7. | Krut | กรูด | 15. | Khao Hua Khwai | เขาหัวควาย | |||
| 8. | Phunphin | พุนพิน | 16. | Ta Pan | ตะปาน |
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| Amphoe of Surat Thani | |||
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Surat Thani – Kanchanadit – Don Sak – Ko Samui – Ko Pha Ngan – Chaiya – Tha Chana – Khiri Ratthanikhom – Ban Ta Khun – Phanom – Tha Chang – Ban Na San – Ban Na Doem – Khian Sa – Wiang Sa – Phrasaeng – Phunphin – Chai Buri | ||
| King Amphoe: | Wiphawadi | edit | |
Categories: Thailand geography stubs | Amphoe of Surat Thani