Chumphon province

Chumphon

ชุมพร
Chumphon ชุมพร
Province
Other transcription(s)
• Southern Thai	ชุมพร (pronounced [t͡ɕûm.pʰɔ̂ːn])
	Mu Ko Chumphon National Park
	Flag Seal
	Motto(s): "ประตูภาคใต้ ไหว้เสด็จในกรมฯ ชมไร่กาแฟ แลหาดทรายรี ดีกล้วยเล็บมือ ขึ้นชื่อรังนก" ("Gateway to the South. Worship the Prince (Chumphon Khet Udomsak). See the coffee plantations and Sai Ri Beach. Famed for the fingernail bananas and bird's nest")
	Map of Thailand highlighting Chumphon province
Country	Thailand
Capital	Chumphon
Government
• Governor	Teera Anantaseriwittaya; (since October 2020)
Area
• Total	6,009 km2 (2,320 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 37th
Population (2018)
• Total	510,963
• Rank	Ranked 54th
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 56th
Human Achievement Index
• HAI (2022)	0.6677 "high"; Ranked 7th
GDP
• Total	baht 79 billion; (US$2.8 billion) (2019)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	86xxx
Calling code	077
ISO 3166 code	TH-86
Website	www.chumphon.go.th

Chumphon (Thai: ชุมพร, pronounced [t͡ɕʰūm.pʰɔ̄ːn]) is a southern province (changwat) of Thailand on the Gulf of Thailand.^[5] Neighbouring provinces are Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani, and Ranong. To the west it borders the Burmese province of Tanintharyi.

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