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Tao Island is located on the east coast of Surat Thani Province ,45
kilomaters to the northwest of Pha Ngan Island.Its total surface area
is 21 square kilometers or approximately 13000 rais. Frpm noth to
sount it is 7.5 kilometers long and from east to west it is 4.5 kilometers
wide.Allmost all of the island is mountainous.There are two amall
island nearly; Nang Yuan Island which measures about 202 rais whis
has a sand bar which connects its three islands together,and Gong
Sai Dang Islands (Shark Island),a tiny island to the northeast of
Koh Tao which has a total area of just 6 rais
Tao Island in the Past
Before 1927 when Thailand was ruled by the People's Party,The Department
of Corrections used Koh Tao and KOh Tarutao,which is locates is
located on the west coast of thailand in satun Province,as prisons
for polictical prioners during the baworagej and the Sergeant Revolutions.Later
on this island was registered as Royal Property and it was abandoned
for a long time in 1937.More and more people came to settle here
and now Koh tao is a Tambon of Pha Ngan Island district ,Surat Thani
Province.There are three village o the island ;Hat Sai Ree, Mae
Hat and Chalok Ban Kaw
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