Chanae district
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Chanae (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand.
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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chanae | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 10 | 13,387 |
| 2. | Dusongyo | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | 9,885 |
| 3. | Phadung Mat | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | 6,350 |
| 4. | Chang Phueak | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 7 | 7,412 |
Local administration
There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Chanae (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Chanae.
- Dusongyo (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Dusongyo.
- Phadung Mat (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Phadung Mat.
- Chang Phueak (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Chang Phueak.
References
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