Tha Tong

Tha Tong was an old town in the lowlands near the Gulf of Siam, linked to the communities of the Tha Tong and Kadae waterways. Archaeological remains show that the surrounding settlements had a long history before the town emerged as a dependency of Nakhon Si Thammarat. In 1785 Burmese forces attacked Tha Tong and other southern towns during their campaign into Siam; Siamese armies subsequently drove them out.

The later city of Surat Thani lies here.