Satun สตูล | |
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| Satun province | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Kedah Malay | Setoi(Rumi) |
| • Standard Malay | Setul(Rumi) ستول(Jawi) |
| • Southern Thai | สตูล(pronounced[sàʔ.tûːn]) |
 La-ngu seaside  Bridge to time traveling zone position,Mu Ko Phetra National Park  Ko Lipe beach | |
 Flag .svg) Seal | |
| Mottoes: สตูล สงบ สะอาด ธรรมชาติบริสุทธิ์ ("Satun, Peaceful, Clean, Pure Nature") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Satun province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Satun |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Sakra Kapilkan |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,019 km2 (1,166 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 62nd |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total |  324,879 |
| • Rank | 67th |
| • Density | 108/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 46th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6336 "somewhat low" Ranked 48th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 37 billion (US$1.0 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 91xxx |
| Calling code | 074 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-91 |
| Website | satun |
Satun Provincial Administrative Organization องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดสตูล | |
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 Interactive map of Satun Provincial Administrative Organization | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Satun Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • President | Samrit Liangprasit |
| Website | satunpao |
Satun (Thai:สตูล,pronounced[sà.tūːn];Malay:Setul) is one of the southernprovinces (changwat) ofThailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise)Trang,Phatthalung, andSongkhla. To the south it bordersPerlis ofMalaysia atWang Prachan (Malay:Wang Belacan).
The name Satun is aThai version of its originalMalay name,Setul (santol, or wild mangosteen tree). The latter word's counterparts inNorthern Malay andUrak Lawoi areSetoi andSetun respectively.[5]
In 1897 Satun became part ofMonthon Syburi (nowKedah), which in 1909 was divided betweenBritish Empire and Siam as part ofAnglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909. While most of Kedah was ceded to Britain, Satun was awarded to Siam because it had a relatively large Thai population. Satun was then incorporated intoMonthon Phuket. Themonthon system was ended in 1933, and Satun province became a first-level subdivision of Thailand. Until 1916 Satun was a smallMalay state known asKingdom of Setul Mambang Segara, closely associated to theKedah Sultanate. After that date it was administered by a governor sent fromNakhon Si Thammarat.[6]
The province was to have been the site of the Pak Bara Deep-seaport inLa-ngu District.
Theprovincial seal showsPhra Samut Thewa (समुद्र देवाSamudra Deva, "God of the ocean") sitting on a rock in the sea, with the sunset behind.Phra Samut Thewa is a spirit who guards the sea. The rock is his divine vehicle. The sunset symbolizes theAndaman Sea, which lies to the west of the province.
Theprovincial tree is theThai Rosewood (Dalbergia bariensis), in Thai known asPha-yungklaep and Malay asTamalan; and the provincial flower is theSnowy Orchid Tree (Bauhinia acuminata). The provincial aquatic life is theocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris). The province's motto isPeaceful, clean, and pure nature.
The province is on theMalay Peninsula, on the shore of theAndaman Sea. It is separated from Songkhla province by theNakhon Si Thammarat mountain range, and from Malaysia by theNakawan Range. The total forest area is 1,212 km2 (468 sq mi) or 40.1 percent of provincial area.[1]
TheKo Tarutao andKo Phetra marine national parks are part of the province. Close to the border with Malaysia is theThale Ban National Park, a big freshwater swamp area.
The three groups of offshore islands in theAndaman Sea form theKo Sarai (Thai: เกาะสาหร่าย, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ sǎːràːj]) subdistrict (tambon) of Mueang Satun District. It is composed of 3 island groups, totaling 243 km2 in area, had a population of 5,077 as of 2012. The biggest village is Ban Ko Sarai (sometimes called Ban Yaratot Yai), on theisland with the same name of 13 km2, but the largest islands areKo Tarutao (163 km2) closer to the mainland and theKo Adang-Ko Rawi group (67 km2) further west. The population relies on fishing, agriculture and tourism.
There are three national parks, along with seventeen other national parks, make upregion 5 (Nakhon Si Thammarat) of Thailand's protected areas.
| Tarutao National Park | 1,490 km2 (580 sq mi) | (241,968) |
| Mu Ko Phetra National Park | 494 km2 (191 sq mi) | (154,285) |
| Thale Ban National Park | 196 km2 (76 sq mi) | (9,053) |
Two wildlife sanctuaries are inregion 6 (Songkhla).
| Khao Banthat Wildlife Sanctuary | 1,267 km2 (489 sq mi) |
| Ton Nga Wildlife Sanctuary | 182 km2 (70 sq mi) |
There are a total of nine non-hunting areas inregion 5 (Nakhon Si Thammarat), of which one is in Satun province.
| Nong Plak Phraya-Khao Raya Bangsa | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Location protected areas of Satun | ||||||||||||||||||
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LikeNarathiwat,Yala, andPattani, Satun is one of the four provinces of Thailand which have aMuslim majority: 76.77 percent are Muslim and 23.02 percent are Buddhists.[7] Most of the Muslims are ethnic-Malays, though only 9.9 percent of the present-day population speaksMalay as their mother tongue due to the result of an effectivelanguage shift fromMalay toThai amongst its populace. The majority language in Satun province isSouthern Thai,[8] while the Malay dialect used in Satun is distinctly different fromPatani Malay and is much closer to theKedah dialect of Malay.[8]
Since Satun had belonged to the Kedah Sultanate, which had a strong relationship for many centuries with bothAyutthaya and Siam under theChakri dynasty, its Malay Muslims commonly intermarry with Thai Buddhists without serious religious hesitation. This custom has created a distinct social group known assamsam, meaning a person of mixed Thai-Malay ancestry. Most samsams, if not all, are Muslims.[9]
Unlike the other Muslim majority provinces in Thailand, Satun does not have a history of political confrontation with the central power in Bangkok or of tension with the Buddhist population which makes up the majority of Thailand as a country.[10] Malay Muslims in Satun are substantially assimilated and rarely sympathise withseparatism from Thailand, in contrast to the Malay Muslims inPattani,Narathiwat, andYala.[11]
Satun is divided into seven districts (amphoe). These are further divided into 36 subdistricts (tambon) and 277 villages (muban).
 | No. | Name | Thai | Malay | Jawi |
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| 1 | Mueang Satun | เมืองสตูล | Mambang | ممبڠ | |
| 2 | Khuan Don | ควนโดน | Dusun | دوسون | |
| 3 | Khuan Kalong | ควนกาหลง | Padang Kecil | ڤادڠ كچيل | |
| 4 | Tha Phae | ท่าแพ | Berakit | براكيت | |
| 5 | La-ngu | ละงู | Laut | لا ٔوت | |
| 6 | Thung Wa | ทุ่งหว้า | Sungai Upeh | سوڠاي اوڤيه | |
| 7 | Manang | มะนัง | Bendang | بندڠ |
Originally, the province was divided into two districts, Mambang and Thung Wa, and the minor district (king amphoe) La-ngu. Due to the decline of pepper production in Thung Wa District, in 1930 the government made Thung Wa a minordistrict and instead declared La-ngu a district. In 1939 Mambang was renamed to Mueang Satun. Khuan Kalong was split off from Mueang district in 1969, from which in turn Tha Pae was split in 1976 and Manang in 1996. In 1973 Thung Wa regained district status. Khuan Don was established in 1975 by splitting it from Mueang district.
As of 26 November 2019 there are:[12] one Satun Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 7 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Satun has town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 6 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 34 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).
According to a Satun Provincial Office spokesman, the province's tourism income rose from two to 6.3 billion baht from 2010 to 2013, while tourist arrivals increased from 690,000 to 1.13 million.[13]
TheDepartment of Airports announced in October 2018 that it will conduct a feasibility study of an airport in the province. Six million baht is allocated for the study, to be completed in September 2019.[14]
Satun is connected toLangkawi, Malaysia by direct ferry service.
| Health | Education | Employment | Income |
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| 28 | 42 | 76 | 58 |
| Housing | Family | Transport | Participation |
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| 37 | 73 | 15 | 7 |
| Province Satun, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6336 is "somewhat low", occupies place 48 in the ranking. | |||
Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using theHuman achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[3]
| Rank | Classification |
| 1 - 13 | "high" |
| 14 - 29 | "somewhat high" |
| 30 - 45 | "average" |
| 46 - 61 | "somewhat low" |
| 62 - 77 | "low" |
| Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings |
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8 Satun, 1 PAO, 1 Town mun., 6 Subdistrict mun., 34 SAO.
Satun travel guide from WikivoyagePlaces adjacent to Satun province | |
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