Demographics
Narathiwat is one of the four Thai provinces which have a Muslim majority; 82% are Muslim and only 17.9% are Buddhist. Also 80.4% speak the Patani Malay as their first language. Narathiwat Malays are very similar in ethnicity and culture to the Malays of Kelantan, Malaysia.
The inhabitants of Narathiwat are largely farmers and fishermen. On account of the religion, Narathiwat is an area with various religious places to go sightseeing.
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