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Hat Salat is a beach next to Hat Yao to the North,
lined up with Western Hat Thian and Hat Kruat,
with Laem Ta Thong In between the end of Hat Kruat

and Hat Salat. It is believed that, in the past, this
area was a haven for pirates. Hat Salat (Pirate Beach)
lies from north to south and its curve meets with
the headland of Laem Chua. The one-kilometer-long
beach looks like a semicircle, and it houses many
good resorts. The resort business in this area began
15 years ago and was better known among the
Swedish, since a Swedish couple was the owner of
bungalows here launched marketing campaigns

among Swedish tourists. The booming period of Hat
Salat was in 2004, when the devastating tsunami
took place in the Andaman Sea. As a result, a large
number of tourists turned to the Gulf of Thailand,
and many new resorts have been built on Ko Pha-ngan.
To this date Hat Salat has become one of the popular
beaches among tourists visiting Ko Pha-ngan.

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