ABOUT KOH PHANGAN

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Phangan is an island in the Gulf of Thailand in South East Thailand, and located in Surat Thani Province. It is famous for its full moon party at Haad Rin Beach. Koh Phangan has two sister islands: the larger Koh Samui to the south and the smaller Koh Tao to the north. The island area is 148 sq.km. with small population of 15,500 islanders.

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The name of Koh Phangan comes from the word ‘Ngan’, meaning ‘sand bar’ in the southern dialect, for there are many sand bars offshore around the island. Koh Phangan has been a longtime favorite of past kings of Thailand. Specifically King Rama V, or Chulalongkorn visited Koh Phangan 14 times during his reign.