Kabang district
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Kabang (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".; Pattani Malay: กาแบ, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is the westernmost district (amphoe) of Yala province, southern Thailand.
History
The name Kabang is a Thai corruption of kabae or kabe (Jawi: كاب), its original name in Patani Malay language. Kabae or kabe is a kind of Rambutan tree.
The area of Kabang district was separated from Yaha district to create a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 April 1991.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997.[2]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise): Saba Yoi of Songkhla province; Yaha of Yala province; and Kedah state of Malaysia.
Administration
Central administration
Kabang is divided into two sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 19 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kabang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | 13,626 |
| 2. | Bala | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 11 | 9,600 |
Local administration
There are two sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Kabang (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Kabang.
- Bala (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Bala.
References
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External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
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