Tha Kham (Thai: ท่าข้าม) is a town in southern Thailand. As of 2006 it covers an area of 14.10 km² and has a population of 20,349. It covers parts of the subdistrict (tambon) Tha Kham of Phunphin district, Surat Thani Province.
It is located at the shore of the Tapi River. The Surat Thani Railway Station is located in the center of the town.
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The town goes back to the sanitary district (sukhaphiban) Tha Kham, which was created on September 17 1955.[1]
It was upgraded to a township (thesaban tambon) on April 14 1986,[2] and further upgraded to a town (thesaban mueang) on December 20 2000.[3]
The seal of the town shows the railway bridge of the Tapi river.