Satun: Difference between revisions

{{About|the town of Satun|the historical Satun Kingdom|Kingdom of Setul Mambang Segara}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Satun

| native_name = {{lang|th|สตูล}}

| official_name = {{lang|th|เทศบาลเมืองสตูล}}

| settlement_type = [[list of municipalities in Thailand|Town]]

| image_skyline = Kuden Mansion.jpg

| image_seal = {{#property:p158}}

| image_caption = Satun National Museum

| etymology =

| nickname =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Prasit Baesakul

| pushpin_map = Thailand

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Thailand]]

| coordinates = {{Coord|6|36|53|N|100|4|5|E|region:TH_type:city(21000)|display=inline}}

| timezone = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]]

| utc_offset = +7

| area_total_km2 =

| subdivision_type = [[Country]]

| subdivision_name = [[Thailand]]

| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]]

| subdivision_name1 = [[Satun province|Satun]]

| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Thailand|District]]

| subdivision_name2 = [[Mueang Satun district|Mueang Satun]]

| website = {{URL|stm.go.th}}

| population_total = 21,498

| population_as_of = 2005

| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Thailand|Area code]]

| area_code = (+66) 74

| population_density_km2 =

}}

'''Satun''' ({{Lang-th|สตูล}}, {{IPA-th|sā.tūːn|pron}}, {{lang-ms|Setul}}) is a [[list of municipalities in Thailand|town]] (''[[thesaban mueang]]'') in southern [[Thailand]], capital of the [[Satun province]]. It covers the whole ''[[tambon]]'' Phiman of [[Mueang Satun district|Mueang Satun]]. Satun lies 985 km south of Bangkok. As of 2005 it has a population of 21,498.

==Climate==

Satun has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] (''Am'') with a short dry season in January and February and a prolonged wet season running from March to December. The highest monthly rainfall occurs in September and October with average monthly rainfall above 320 mm. The average annual high temperature in Satun is 32.6 °C and the average annual low temperature is 23.7 °C.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|location = Satun (1991–2020)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|collapsed = Y

|Jan record high C = 36.4

|Feb record high C = 37.5

|Mar record high C = 39.5

|Apr record high C = 38.9

|May record high C = 37.8

|Jun record high C = 36.8

|Jul record high C = 35.2

|Aug record high C = 35.9

|Sep record high C = 34.4

|Oct record high C = 34.9

|Nov record high C = 35.0

|Dec record high C = 35.1

|year record high C = 39.5

|Jan record low C = 17.6

|Feb record low C = 17.0

|Mar record low C = 18.0

|Apr record low C = 19.2

|May record low C = 20.8

|Jun record low C = 20.5

|Jul record low C = 21.0

|Aug record low C = 19.2

|Sep record low C = 20.1

|Oct record low C = 20.0

|Nov record low C = 19.4

|Dec record low C = 18.0

|year record low C = 17.0

|Jan high C = 32.8

|Feb high C = 34.3

|Mar high C = 34.9

|Apr high C = 34.2

|May high C = 33.3

|Jun high C = 32.6

|Jul high C = 32.2

|Aug high C = 32.0

|Sep high C = 31.7

|Oct high C = 31.7

|Nov high C = 31.9

|Dec high C = 31.7

| year high C =

|Jan mean C = 27.7

|Feb mean C = 28.2

|Mar mean C = 28.6

|Apr mean C = 28.5

|May mean C = 28.3

|Jun mean C = 27.9

|Jul mean C = 27.6

|Aug mean C = 27.5

|Sep mean C = 27.1

|Oct mean C = 27.0

|Nov mean C = 27.2

|Dec mean C = 27.2

| year mean C =

|Jan low C = 23.7

|Feb low C = 23.5

|Mar low C = 23.7

|Apr low C = 24.4

|May low C = 24.6

|Jun low C = 24.3

|Jul low C = 24.0

|Aug low C = 24.0

|Sep low C = 23.8

|Oct low C = 23.7

|Nov low C = 23.8

|Dec low C = 23.6

| year low C =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 43.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 40.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 133.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 210.3

|May precipitation mm = 228.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 189.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 230.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 277.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 334.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 343.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 217.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 118.4

| year precipitation mm = 2369.2

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 4.1

|Feb precipitation days = 3.5

|Mar precipitation days = 8.3

|Apr precipitation days = 13.8

|May precipitation days = 14.9

|Jun precipitation days = 13.0

|Jul precipitation days = 14.1

|Aug precipitation days = 15.7

|Sep precipitation days = 17.3

|Oct precipitation days = 20.4

|Nov precipitation days = 15.4

|Dec precipitation days = 10.4

|year precipitation days = 150.9

|Jan humidity = 71.5

|Feb humidity = 69.2

|Mar humidity = 73.1

|Apr humidity = 78.8

|May humidity = 81.6

|Jun humidity = 82.0

|Jul humidity = 82.5

|Aug humidity = 82.6

|Sep humidity = 84.2

|Oct humidity = 84.6

|Nov humidity = 82.1

|Dec humidity = 77.8

| year humidity = 79.2

|Jan sun = 198.4

|Feb sun = 183.6

|Mar sun = 186.0

|Apr sun = 183.0

|May sun = 151.9

|Jun sun = 147.0

|Jul sun = 151.9

|Aug sun = 151.9

|Sep sun = 108.0

|Oct sun = 111.6

|Nov sun = 141.0

|Dec sun = 182.9

|year sun =

|Jand sun = 6.4

|Febd sun = 6.5

|Mard sun = 6.0

|Aprd sun = 6.1

|Mayd sun = 4.9

|Jund sun = 4.9

|Juld sun = 4.9

|Augd sun = 4.9

|Sepd sun = 3.6

|Octd sun = 3.6

|Novd sun = 4.7

|Decd sun = 5.9

|yeard sun = 5.2

|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web

| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Thailand/CSV/Satun_48570.csv

| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020

| publisher = World Meteorological Organization

| access-date = 12 October 2023}}</ref>

|source 2 = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)<ref name=RID>{{cite web

| url = http://water.rid.go.th/hwm/cropwater/CWRdata/ETo/ETo_PenMon_2554.pdf

| title = ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)

| publisher = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department

| page = 125

| language = Thai

| accessdate = 8 August 2016}}</ref>(extremes)<ref name=TMD1>{{cite web

| url = http://climate.tmd.go.th/content/file/75

| title = Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010

| publisher = Thai Meteorological Department

| accessdate = 4 August 2016}}</ref>

}}

==Transportation==

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

==Telecommunication==

Satun hosts Thailand's landing points for [[fiber optics|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 south-east Asia to regions of the Middle East and Western Europe.

==References==

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==External links==

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[[Category:Populated places in Satun province]]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Thailand]]

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