Khuan Don ( th, ควนโดน, ) 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 (''

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'') before it was merged to be a part of Mueang Satun district. 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

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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 ( th, ทะเลบัน) is a forested area south of the Banthat Mountains in southern Thailand, in the south of Satun Province bordering Malaysia; it borders Taman Negeri Perlis park. The park was established on 27 O ...

Administration

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

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

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

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'') 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