Khuan Don (, ) is a district (''

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'') of Satun province, southern

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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 An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', , )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to counties. The chief district ...

'') before it was merged to be a part of

Mueang Satun district Mueang Satun (, ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Satun province, southern Thailand. History As a punishment for the retaliation against Siamese Kingdom, King Rama III ordered Syburi (Kedah) to be divided into four separate ' ...

. On 1 February 1977 the government separated Tambon Khuan Don and Khuan Sato to re-establish a minor district. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1988.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Satun, Tha Phae and Khuan Kalong of Satun Province; Sadao of Songkhla province; and the state

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. The district is on the Malaysia-Thailand border. The border crossing is at the Wang Prachan (Satun, Thailand) -

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(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

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Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (''

tambon ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 30 villages (''

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''). The sub-district municipality (''

thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesa ...

'') of Khuan Don covers parts of ''tambons'' Khuan Don, Khuan Sato, and Yan Sue. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.

References

External links

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Districts of Satun province {{Satun-geo-stub