Chumphon province
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Chumphon ชุมพร |
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Typhoon damage in Chumphon province
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 Map of Thailand highlighting Chumphon Province |
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| Country |
 Thailand
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| Capital | Chumphon | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Narong Phonla-iat (since October 2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,009.0 km2 (2,320.1 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | Ranked 38th | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 498,294 | |
| • Rank | Ranked 57th | |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| • Density rank | Ranked 59th | |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) | |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-86 | |
Chumphon (Thai: ชุมพร, pronounced [t͡ɕʰūm.pʰɔ̄ːn]) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand on the Gulf of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani, and Ranong. To the west it also borders the Burmese province of Tanintharyi.
Chumphon is on the Isthmus of Kra, the narrow landbridge connecting the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Thailand. To the west are the hills of the Phuket mountain range and its northern continuation, the Tenasserim Hills, while the east is the more flat land on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. The main river is the Lang Suan River, which originates in Phato District. With a 222 kilometre-long coastline and 44 islands, the Chumphon Archipelago, Chumphon has waterfalls, peaceful beaches, green forests, mangroves, and rivers.
The southern part of the province was originally a separate province named Lang Suan. It was incorporated into Chumphon in 1932.
In November 1989 typhoon Gay hit the province hard. 529 people were killed, 160,000 became homeless, 7,130 km2 (2,753 sq mi) of farm land was destroyed. Gay is the only tropical storm on record which reached Thailand with typhoon wind strength.
Today, Chumphon Province is a destination center for massive human trafficking of Rohingyas from nearby Burma (Myanmar).
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