Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Satun, Tha Phae and Khuan Kalong of Satun Province, Sadao of Songkhla Province, and the state Perlis of Malaysia.
The district is located at the Malaysia-Thailand border. The border crossing is at the Wang Prachan (Satun, Thailand) - Wang Kelian (Perlis, Malaysia) border posts.
The important water resource is the Duson river (Sungai Dusun in Malay which was the original name of the river). The area near the boundary is part of the Thale Ban National Park.
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