Wang_Prachan

Wang Prachan

Wang Prachan

Tambon in Satun, Thailand

Wang Prachan (Thai: วังประจัน, pronounced [wāŋ prā.t͡ɕān]) is a sub-district (tambon) of Khuan Don District, Satun Province of Thailand, at the boundary to Malaysia.

Quick Facts วังประจัน, Country ...

Thai Hwy 4181, which passes through the sub-district, connects Satun with Wang Kelian in Malaysia.

As of 2007, the sub-district has a population of 2,380.[1]

Administration

The sub-district is led by a tambon administrative organization (TAO), which was established in 2004.[2] The sub-district itself was established in 1914, and is divided into four villages (muban).

1.Thung Maprangทุ่งมะปรัง
2.Khao Nuiเขานุ้ย
3.Wang Prachanวังประจัน
4.Wang Prachan Taiวังประจันใต้

Pictures

  • Wang Prachan checkpoint seen from Malaysian territory.
  • Morning market at Wang Prachan, just before the border crossing into Malaysia.

References

  1. [1]
    "Population statistics, 2007". Department of Provincial Administration.
  2. [2]
    ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง จัดตั้งองค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเกาะหมาก กิ่งอำเภอเกาะกูด จังหวัดตราด และองค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลวังประจัน อำเภอควนโดน จังหวัดสตูล (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 121 (พิเศษ 64 ง): 7–8. June 9, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2012.

6°44′52″N 100°9′9″E


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