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Tambon in Satun, Thailand
Wang Prachan วังประจัน
Tambon
CountryThailand
ProvinceSatun
DistrictKhuan Don
Population
 • Total2,380
Postal Code91160
Geocode910204

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.

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.

Administration

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

1. Thung Maprang ทุ่งมะปรัง
2. Khao Nui เขานุ้ย
3. Wang Prachan วังประจัน
4. Wang Prachan Tai วังประจันใต้

Pictures

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

References

  1. "Population statistics, 2007". Department of Provincial Administration.
  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.

External links

6°44′52″N 100°9′9″E / 6.74778°N 100.15250°E / 6.74778; 100.15250


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