Chanae District

Chanae (Thai: จะแนะ, pronounced [t͡ɕā.nɛ́ʔ]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand.

Chanae

จะแนะ
District location in Narathiwat Province
Coordinates: 6°5′54″N 101°41′36″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceNarathiwat
SeatChanae
Subdistricts4
Mubans31
District established15 July 1983
Area
  Total607.2 km2 (234.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total37,034
  Density51.6/km2 (134/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code96220
Geocode9612

History

Tambons Dusong Yo and Chanae were separated from Ra-ngae District to create Chanae minor district (king amphoe) on 15 July 1983.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1988.[2]

Chanae is the Malay name of a native Colocasia species.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Betong, and Than To of Yala province; Sisakhon, Ra-ngae, and Sukhirin of Narathiwat Province and the state Perak of Malaysia.

Demographics

In 1963, the Thai government launched the Nikhom Sang Ton Eng Pak Tai ('self-development community in the south') program to move families from Thailand's northeastern and central provinces to the Chanae and Sukhirin Districts of Narathiwat. A total of 5,633 families were relocated to Narathiwat, where each family was rewarded with 18 rai of land.[3]

Administration

Central administration

Chanae is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 31 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[4]
01.Chanaeจะแนะ1013,387
02.Dusongyoดุซงญอ0809,885
03.Phadung Matผดุงมาตร0606,350
04.Chang Phueakช้างเผือก0707,412

Local administration

There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Chanae (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลจะแนะ) consisting of sub-district Chanae.
  • Dusongyo (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดุซงญอ) consisting of sub-district Dusongyo.
  • Phadung Mat (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลผดุงมาตร) consisting of sub-district Phadung Mat.
  • Chang Phueak (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลช้างเผือก) consisting of sub-district Chang Phueak.

References

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