Amphoe Mueang Satun

Infobox Amphoe
name=Mueang Satun
thai=เมืองสตูล
province=Satun
coordinates=coord|6|37|24|N|100|4|0|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Khlong Khut
area=880.2
population=101,557
population_as_of=2005
density=115.4
postal_code=91000
geocode=9101

Mueang Satun ( _th. เมืองสตูล) is the capital district ("Amphoe Mueang") of Satun Province, southern Thailand.

History

Due to many problems in Syburi (Kedah) state, King Rama III ordered the division of Syburi into 4 separate "mueang" - Kubang Pasu, Syburi, Perlis and Satun in 1833. He set Mueang Satun under Nakhon Si Thammarat. In 1897 King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) reunified the 4 cities under the newly established Monthon Syburi. When the United Kingdom and Siam (Thailand) signed the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, only Satun remained with Siam, which was then moved to be under Monthon Phuket in 1910.

Originally Satun province was subdivided into 2 districts and one minor district. Mambang (มำบัง) was one of these two original districts, which was renamed to Mueang Satun in 1938, when all capital districts were named according to the corresponding province name.. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=55|issue=0 ก|pages=658|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF|date=November 14 1938|language=Thai]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Tha Phae, Khuan Don of Satun Province, the state Perlis of Malaysia and the Andaman Sea.

The Tarutao National Marine Park containing the Tarutao and Adang archipelagos belong to the district. Also some part of the boundary area to Malaysia is protected in the Thale Ban National Park.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 67 villages ("muban"). The town ("thesaban mueang") Satun covers the complete "tambon" Phiman. There are further three townships ("thesaban tambon") - Chalung and Che Bi Lang, both covering parts of the same-named "tambon", and Khlong Khut the whole "tambon" Khlong Khut. There are also 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=632&pv=57 amphoe.com]