Ko Samui City Council

The Ko Samui Municipality functions as the Ko Samui City Council. From an administrative point of view Ko Samui is an Amphoe (district) of the Surat Thani Province. Being an Amphoe or a small district, Ko Samui is further subdivided into 7 tambon. A tambon is the lowest administrative part in Thailand. The complete island of Ko Samui is considered one municipality or thesaban tambon.

The Amphoe of Ko Samui consists of the island itself, the neighboring Ang Thong archipelago and a few other islands nearby.

The headquarters of the Ko Samui City Council or the Ko Samui Municipality are located at:

Samui Ring Road, Lipa Yai
29/1, Moo 1, Tambon Angthong
84140 Koh Samui, Suratthani, Thailand
Tel: 0 7742 1421 ext.110

Thanks to the pioneering initiatives of the Ko Samui City Council or the Ko Samui Municipality, the island has become one of the favorite tourist spots in Thailand with hundreds of tourists coming here yearly. Ko Samui boasts of superior luxury resorts, health spas, an international airport, banks with ATMs, two international hospitals and an expansive golf course.