Satun is a province in
the South of Thailand that borders Malaysia. Situated on the west coast
in the vicinity of the Straits of Malacca in the Indian
Ocean. Satun is about 973 kilometers. Its total area of
2,478.98 square kilometers also encompasses
105 islands. The mainland's shoreline extends 144.80 kilometers in
length.
| Prior to A.D. 1813,
Satun was a district of Kedah, known as
Mukim Setul, meaning "the district of
santol tree " Historical , Satun
had a strong link with
Kedah until A.D.
1909, under the Anglo-Siamese Agreement,
when the Siamese government then agreed to relinquish
the states of Kedah,
Kelantan, Tregganu, and Perlis
to Britain in exchange for the
British's renunciation of its
Extra-territorial Rights in |
 | Siam (former of Thailand). The
consequence of the Anglo-Siamese Agreement shifted the status of
Satun from being part of Kedah to that of Phuket
and later in 1925 was under the jurisdiction of Nakhon Si Thammarat.
When decromatic reform was be one of the provinces in the South. Satun
consists of six adminstrative districts
(Amphoe) and one subdistrict (King amphoe):
Amphoe
| Muang Satun, La-ngu, Thun Wa, Khuan
Kalong, Khuan Don, Tha Phae; and
King Amphoe Manang. The
unique bi - cultural
characteristics of the
people in Satun reflect
social harmony anong the people
of two faiths:
Buddhists and Muslims. In
addition, Satun also hosts the
cultures o f an indigenous group called
Chao Le (Orak Lawoi, Orang Laut
or Sea Gypsies) or an official label
of Thai Mai (recently
naturalized Thai) whose
settlements can be found on Lipeh
Islands, Tambon Ko Sarai, Amphoe
Muang Satun; and on
Bulone Island. These people observe
distinctively different cultures and traditions from those of the
local people. |
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