Phum Duang River

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Template:Refimprove The Phum Duang River (Template:Langx, RTGSScript error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "IPA".) (rarely also called the Khiri Rat River) is a river in Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand, the main tributary of the Tapi River.[1]

The rivers drains an area of Script error: No such module "convert". west of the Tapi watershed, mainly the eastern slopes of the Phuket mountain range. It joins the estuary of the Tapi Script error: No such module "convert". west of Surat Thani in Phunphin District.

The river has a total length of 80 km.

Etymology

The etymology of "Phum Duang" is unknown but the etymology for "Khiri Rat" originated from the rivers origination point being in the Khiri Rat Nikhom District at the confluence of the Phrasaeng and Sok rivers.

References

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  1. ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน. อักขรานุกรมภูมิศาสตร์ไทย เล่ม ๑ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน. พิมพ์ครั้งที่ 5. กรุงเทพฯ : ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน, 2557, หน้า 140.

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