Amphoe Khuan Don
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Khuan Don is a district (Amphoe
) of Satun Province
, southern Thailand
.
Khuan Don was a minor district (King Amphoe) before it was merged to be a part of Mueang Satun
. On February 1 1977 the government separated Tambon Khuan Don and Khuan Sato to re-establish a minor district. It was upgraded to a full district on January 1, 1988.
, Tha Phae
and Khuan Kalong
of Satun Province, Sadao
of Songkhla Province
, and the state Perlis
of Malaysia.
The district is located at the Malaysia-Thailand border
. The border crossing is at the Wang Prachan
(Satun, Thailand) - Wang Kelian
(Perlis, Malaysia) border posts.
The important water resource is the Duson river (Sungai Dusun in Malay
which was the original name of the river). The area near the boundary is part of the Thale Ban National Park
.
), which are further subdivided into 30 villages (muban
). The subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) of Khuan Don covers parts of the tambon Khuan Don, Khuan Sato and Yan Sue. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...
) of Satun Province
Satun Province
Satun is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Trang, Phatthalung and Songkhla...
, southern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
History
The old name of Khuan Don was Duson (ดุสน), which is derived from its original Malay name, Dusun (Jawi: دوسون).Khuan Don was a minor district (King Amphoe) before it was merged to be a part of Mueang Satun
Amphoe Mueang Satun
Mueang Satun is the capital district of Satun Province, southern Thailand.-History:Due to many problems in Syburi state, King Rama III ordered the division of Syburi into 4 separate mueang - Kubang Pasu, Syburi, Perlis and Satun in 1833...
. On February 1 1977 the government separated Tambon Khuan Don and Khuan Sato to re-establish a minor district. It was upgraded to a full district on January 1, 1988.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang SatunAmphoe Mueang Satun
Mueang Satun is the capital district of Satun Province, southern Thailand.-History:Due to many problems in Syburi state, King Rama III ordered the division of Syburi into 4 separate mueang - Kubang Pasu, Syburi, Perlis and Satun in 1833...
, Tha Phae
Amphoe Tha Phae
-History:The minor district Tha Phae was established on May 1 1976 with the two southwestern tambon Tha Phae and Pae Ra of the district Khuan Kalong. It was upgraded to a full district on July 4 1994.-Geography:...
and Khuan Kalong
Amphoe Khuan Kalong
-History:The minor district Khuan Kalong was established on June 1 1969 by splitting the three tambon Thung Nui, Pae-ra and Tha Phae from Mueang Satun district. It was upgraded to a full district on September 8 1976. June 1 1976 the two southwestern tambon of the district were split off to from...
of Satun Province, Sadao
Amphoe Sadao
Sadao is a small town and district on the border of Malaysia in the Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.-History:Historically Sadao is part of Kedah in the district of Changlun, means 'the falling of an elephant' in Thai. The district were once a part of Changlun, and under the overlordship of...
of Songkhla Province
Songkhla Province
Songkhla is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Satun, Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pattani and Yala. To the south it borders Kedah and Perlis of Malaysia....
, and the state Perlis
Perlis
Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia. It lies at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and has Satun and Songkhla Provinces of Thailand on its northern border. It is bordered by the state of Kedah to the south...
of Malaysia.
The district is located at the Malaysia-Thailand border
Malaysia-Thailand border
The Malaysia-Thailand border consists of both a land boundary across the Malay Peninsula and maritime boundaries in the Straits of Malacca and the Gulf of Thailand/South China Sea. Malaysia lies to the south of the border while Thailand lies to the north...
. The border crossing is at the Wang Prachan
Wang Prachan
Wang Prachan is a subdistrict of Khuan Don district, Satun Province of Thailand, at the boundary to Malaysia.Thai highway 4181, which passes through the subdistrict, connects Satun with Wang Kelian in Malaysia....
(Satun, Thailand) - Wang Kelian
Wang Kelian
Wang Kelian is a Perlis border town on the Malaysia-Thailand Border. It is one of two border crossings between Malaysia and Thailand in the state of Perlis. The other is Padang Besar...
(Perlis, Malaysia) border posts.
The important water resource is the Duson river (Sungai Dusun in Malay
Malay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
which was the original name of the river). The area near the boundary is part of the Thale Ban National Park
Thale Ban National Park
Thale Ban National Park is a forested area south of the Banthat Mountains in Southern Thailand, at the south of Satun Province directly at the boundary to Malaysia. The park was established on 27 October 1980...
.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambonTambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 30 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). The subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) of Khuan Don covers parts of the tambon Khuan Don, Khuan Sato and Yan Sue. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khuan Don | ควนโดน | 9 | 8,478 | |
| 2. | Khuan Sato | ควนสตอ | 10 | 7,374 | |
| 3. | Yan Sue | ย่านซื่อ | 7 | 4,395 | |
| 4. | Wang Prachan Wang Prachan Wang Prachan is a subdistrict of Khuan Don district, Satun Province of Thailand, at the boundary to Malaysia.Thai highway 4181, which passes through the subdistrict, connects Satun with Wang Kelian in Malaysia.... |
วังประจัน | 4 | 2,305 |