Monthon Surat (, originally named Monthon Chumphon มณฑลชุมพร) was an administrative subdivision of

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in the early 20th century. It covered the northeastern part of

southern Thailand Southern Thailand (formerly Southern Siam and Tambralinga) is the southernmost cultural region of Thailand, separated from Central Thailand by the Kra Isthmus. Geography Southern Thailand is on the Malay Peninsula, with an area of around , bo ...

, including the present-day

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Surat Thani Surat Thani (, ) is a city in Amphoe Mueang Surat Thani, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. It lies south of Bangkok. It is the capital of Surat Thani Province. The city has a population of 132,040 (2019), and an area of . The city's ...

and

Chumphon Chumphon (, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of the Chumphon Province and Mueang Chumphon District. The city is about 463 kilometers (288 miles) from Bangkok. As of 2018 it had a population of around 33,600. The t ...

History

The

monthon ''Monthon'' (), also known as ''Monthon Thesaphiban'' (; Mṇṯhl Theṣ̄āp̣hibāl; , ), were Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative subdivisions of Thailand at the beginning of the 20th century. The Thai word ''monthon'' is a tr ...

was established in 1896, with its administration located in

, containing the provinces

Chaiya Chaiya (, ) is a former capital district ('' Amphoe mueang'') of Surat Thani province, Southern Thailand. The main town is Talat Chaiya. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Tha Chang and Kapoe of Ranong province; ...

Kanchanadit Kanchanadit (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Surat Thani province, south Thailand. History Originally, the town was named ''Tha Thong'' (ท่าทอง) after the river of the same name (''Tha Thong Mai'', (named ''Khlong Tha Phet'' at the t ...

, and Lang Suan. Kanchanadit was merged into Chaiya in 1899. In 1905 the monthon court was moved to the town Bandon. When the province Chaiya was renamed Surat Thani in 1915, the monthon was also renamed Surat. In 1926 it was incorporated into the Monthon Nakhon Si Thammarat.

List of commissioners

*1896–1901 Phraya Damrong Sutcharit (Khosimkong na Ranong) *1901–1905 Phraya Worasit Sewiwat (Taihak Phatthranawik) *1905–1913 Phraya Mahiban Borirak (Sawat Phumirat) *1913–1925 Phraya Borirak Phuthon (Phloi na Nakhon)

References

1896 establishments in Siam 1926_disestablishments_in_Siam Geography of Surat Thani province

Surat Surat (Gujarati Language, Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to ''face'' in Urdu, Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of t ...

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