Satun

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Satun
สตูล
Kuden Mansion.jpg
River and village in Satun.jpg

Satun (Thai: สตูล) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, capital of the Satun Province. It covers the whole tambon Phiman of Mueang Satun district. Satun lies 985 km south of Bangkok. As of 2005 it has a population of 21,498.

Climate

Climate data for Satun (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 32.7
(90.9)
34.2
(93.6)
34.7
(94.5)
34.1
(93.4)
33.0
(91.4)
32.4
(90.3)
32.0
(89.6)
31.8
(89.2)
31.4
(88.5)
31.5
(88.7)
31.6
(88.9)
31.5
(88.7)
32.58
(90.64)
Average low °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)
23.1
(73.6)
23.6
(74.5)
24.1
(75.4)
24.5
(76.1)
24.1
(75.4)
23.8
(74.8)
23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.71
(74.68)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 21.2
(0.835)
45.8
(1.803)
122.0
(4.803)
206.0
(8.11)
233.3
(9.185)
183.5
(7.224)
230.6
(9.079)
259.3
(10.209)
328.4
(12.929)
339.0
(13.346)
223.9
(8.815)
96.9
(3.815)
2,289.9
(90.153)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 2 3 9 15 19 15 17 17 22 22 18 8 167
Average relative humidity (%) 70 69 73 79 82 82 82 83 84 85 82 76 78.9
Source: Thai Meteorological Department (Normal 1981-2010), (Avg. rainy days 1961-1990)

Transportation

Satun is connected to Malaysian Langkawi Island by direct ferry service.

Telecommunication

Satun hosts Thailand's landing points for optical fiber submarine communications cable Segment FEA (FLAG Europe Asia) of the 28,000-kilometer-long FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); and for the 49,000-kilometer-long SEA-ME-WE 3, which links regions of Southeast Asia to regions of the Middle East and Western Europe.

External links

  • Satun travel guide from Wikivoyage

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