Editing Surat Thani province (section)

===Local government===
As of 26 November 2019 there are:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dla.go.th/work/abt/province.jsp |title=Number of local government organizations by province |date=26 November 2019 |website=dla.go.th |publisher=Department of Local Administration (DLA) |access-date=10 December 2019 | quote=67 Surat Thani: 1 PAO, 2 City mun., 3 Town mun., 35 Subdistrict mun., 97 SAO.}}</ref> one Surat Thani Provincial Administration Organisation (''{{lang|th-Latn|ongkan borihan suan changwat}}'') and 40 municipal (''thesaban'') areas in the province. Surat Thani and Ko Samui have city (''[[thesaban nakhon]]'') status. Tha Kham, Na San and Don Sak have town (''[[thesaban mueang]]'') status. Further 35 subdistrict municipalities (''[[thesaban tambon]]''). The non-municipal areas are administered by 97 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (''ongkan borihan suan tambon'').
!align=left|No.
!align=left|City
!align=left|[[Thai alphabet|Thai]]
!align=left|Population
!align=left|Notes
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||1.||[[Surat Thani]]||เทศบาลนครสุราษฎร์ธานี||127,550|| Provincial capital, main bus station
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||2.||[[Ko Samui]]||เทศบาลนครเกาะสมุย||52,510||Tourism
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||3.||[[Tha Kham, Surat Thani|Tha Kham]]||เทศบาลเมืองท่าข้าม||20,363||Main railway station, airport
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||4.||[[Na San]]||เทศบาลเมืองนาสาร||19,851||
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||5.||[[Talad Chaiya Town|Talat Chaiya]]||เทศบาลตำบลตลาดไชยา||12,955||Historic town
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||6.||[[Don Sak District|Don Sak]]||เทศบาลตำบลดอนสัก||11,357||Main port
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||7.||[[Ko Pha Ngan]]||เทศบาลตำบลเกาะพะงัน||3,357||Tourism
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For national elections, the province is divided into two constituencies, each eligible to elect three members of parliament.
{{Further|List of cities and towns in Surat Thani Province}}