Chanae_district

Chanae district

Chanae district

District in Narathiwat, Thailand


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

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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).

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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

  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอระแงะ จังหวัดนราธิวาส ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอจะแนะ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 100 (114 ง): 2233. July 12, 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2012.
  2. Karnjanatawe, Karnjana (5 September 2019). "Seeking fortune in paradise". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-05-24.

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