Khuan Don district

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Khuan Don (Thai: ควนโดน) is a district (Amphoe) of Satun Province, southern Thailand.

History

The old name of Khuan Don was Duson, which was a minor district (King Amphoe) before it was merged to be a part of Mueang Satun. In 1975 the government separated Tambon Khuan Dona and Khuan Sato to re-establish a minor district. It was upgraded to a full district on February 1st, 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 Perlis of Malasia.

The district is located at the Malaysia-Thailand border. The border crossing is at the Wang Prachan pass-Wang Kelian pass, Perlis, Malaysia.

The important water resource is the Duson river.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 31 villages (muban). The township (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.

1. Khuan Don ควนโดน
2. Khuan Sato ควนสตอ
3. Yan Sue ย่านซื่อ
4. Wang Prachan วังประจัน
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