Satun
| Satun สตูล |
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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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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 south-east Asia to regions of the Middle East and Western Europe.
External links
Satun travel guide from Wikivoyage
Coordinates: 6°36′53″N 100°4′5″E / 6.61472°N 100.06806°E
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