Statistics | |
---|---|
Capital: | Satun[?] |
Area: | 2,479.0 km² Ranked 63rd |
Inhabitants: | 267,095 (2001) Ranked 68th |
Pop. density: | 108 inh./km² Ranked 44th |
ISO 3166-2 | TH-91 | Map |
Satun (Thai สตูล) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Trang, Phattalung and Songkhla. To the south it borders Malaysia.
|
The provincial seal shows Pra Samut Thewaa sitting on a stone in the sea, with the sunset behind. Pra Samut Thewaa is the god who guards the sea, the stone his divine vehicle. The sunset symbolizes the Andaman Sea, which lies to the west of the province. The provincial tree is the Thai Rosewood or P ha-yungklaep (Dalbergia bariensis[?]), and the provincial flower is the Snowy Orchid Tree[?] (Bauhinia acuminata[?]). The provincial slogan is Peaceful, Clean and Pure Nature. |
Amphoe (districts) | King Amphoe (minor districts) | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
wikipedia.org dumped 2003-03-17 with terodump