What is Ko Samui?
[[File:Seal of Ko Samui.png|250px|right|thumb|The seal.]] {{no sources|date=March 2022}} '''Ko Samui''' (or '''Koh Samui''', also called '''Samui''' by locals; {{lang-th|เกาะสมุย}}, pronounced {{IPA|[kɔ̀ʔ sā.mǔj]}}) is a city, [[municipality]] and [[island]] off the east coast of [[Thailand]]. It is part of the [[Surat Thani Province]], but has been a [[self-governing]] municipality since 2012. It is the second largest island in Thailand after [[Phuket]]. In 2018, 2.7 million [[Tourism|tourists]] visited the island. ==Beaches== <gallery> File:Koh Samui Lipa Noi2.jpg|Lipa Noi Beach. File:Bo Phut Beach.jpg|Bo Phut Beach. Koh Samui, Island, Beach 2, Thailand.jpg Koh Samui, Beach, Thailand.jpg Koh Samui, Sea beach, Blue sky, Thailand.jpg </gallery> ==Other websites== *[https://kohsamuicity.go.th Ko Samui - official website] (in Thai) {{Metropolitan cities of Thailand}} {{Provinces of Thailand}} {{Asia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Thailand]] [[Category:Islands of Asia]] [[Category:Geography of Thailand]] {{Asia-stub}}