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The island was probably inhabited first approximately 15 centuries ago, arranged by fishermen the Malayan peninsula ^[1] and of southernmost China. It appears on the Chinese charts going back to 1687, under the name of Pulo Cornam. Named Samui is mysterious in oneself. Perhaps it is a prolongation of the name of one of the indigenous trees, mui, or it is a corruption of the Chinese word Saboey, meaning sure asylum . The KOH is for Thai of word island.

Until the 20th late century, the KOH Samui was a self-sufficing community of insulation, having little connection with the continent of Thailand. The island was even without roads until beginning of the year 70, and the voyage of 15km on a side of the island to the other implied a voyage whole day by the mountainous central jungles.

The KOH Samui has a population from approximately fifty-five thousand (source: The mayor of Samui the 'office of S) and is based mainly on a successful industry of tourism, as well as of rubber and coconut exports. It has even its own international airport, airport of Samui, with flights daily in Bangkok and with other important airports in Southeast Asia such as HongKong, Singapore, and Malayasia. While the island presents an intact image to public perception, the economic growth brought not only prosperity, but changes into the island 'environment and culture of S, a source of conflict between the residents and the migrants of other areas of Thailand and other countries. ^[2] Being reflected growth of Samui 'of S like destination of tourists, the Victoria Queen (of the 2000 positive steamers of millisecond of boat of Cunard) will be coupled at Samui during its island 2008 of Samui of KOH of cruising of the world of province of Surat Thani (or KB Samui, Thai: ........), or often, simply Samui because it is referred by people of the country, is an island in addition to East coast of the isthmus of Kra in Thailand, close to the town of Surat Thani of continent. It is Thailand 'island of the S third - largest, with a surface of 228.7 kilometers � and a population of more than 50.000 (2008). It is rich with the natural resources, the white sandy beaches, the coral reefs and the coconut trees. In June 2008, one granted the KOH Samui the official municipal statute like independent city; it had formerly been under the jurisdiction of Surratthani.