Chaiya: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Surat Thani
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 12,223
• Coordinates: 9.3863° N, 99.1986° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 506 km (314 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Surat Thani Airport (URT): 29 km (18 mi), straight line
• Ranong Airport (UNN): 80 km (50 mi), straight line
• Samui International Airport (USM): 96 km (60 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tha Chang: 14 km (8 mi)
• Tha Chana: 21 km (13 mi)
• Takuk Nuea: 29 km (18 mi)
• Tha Kham: 31 km (19 mi)
• Surat Thani: 31 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Surat Thani, 31 km (19 mi)