Originally, Satun provice a district that is located north of the city of Kedah. The name Satun is a Thai version of its original Malay name, Setul (santol, or wild mangosteen tree).
Satun is a province in the South of Thailand that borders Malaysia. Situated on the west coast in the vicinity of the Straits of Malacca in the Indian Ocean. Satun is about 973 kilometers. Its total area of 2,478.98 square kilometers also encompasses 105 islands. The mainland's shoreline extends 144.80 kilometers in length.