Amphoe Chanae
Encyclopedia
Chanae is a district (amphoe
) in the southern part of Narathiwat province
, southern Thailand
.
to create Chanae minor district (King Amphoe) on July 15, 1983.
It was officially upgraded to a full district on January 1, 1988.
Chanae is the Malay
name of a native Colocasia
species.
and Than To
of Yala province
, Sisakhon
, Ra-ngae
, Sukhirin
of Narathiwat province
and the state Perak
of Malaysia.
), which are further subdivided into 29 villages (muban
). There are no municipal (thesaban
) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...
) in the southern part of Narathiwat province
Narathiwat Province
Narathiwat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan. The southern railway line ends in this province that is one of the nation’s five provinces that borders Malaysia. The name of this...
, southern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
History
Tambon Dusong Yo and Chanae were separated from Ra-ngae districtAmphoe Ra-ngae
Ra-ngae is a district in the center of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand.-History:Mueang Ra-ngae was divided from Pattani in the reign of King Rama I by Vice-King Boworn Maha Surasinghanat. The governor position was Phraya Ra-ngae. The old city office was located nearby Kelantan state...
to create Chanae minor district (King Amphoe) on July 15, 1983.
It was officially upgraded to a full district on January 1, 1988.
Chanae is the Malay
Malay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
name of a native Colocasia
Colocasia
Colocasia is a genus of 25 or more species of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical Polynesia and southeastern Asia. Common names include Elephant-ear, Taro, Cocoyam, Dasheen,Chembu, and Eddoe...
species.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) BetongAmphoe Betong
Betong is the southernmost district of Yala Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Betong is located at the boundary to Malaysia. To the north is Than To, to the east Chanae . To the south is the Malayian state of Perak, to the west Kedah.-History:In the past time, this area was under Mueang...
and Than To
Amphoe Than To
Than To is a district in the southern part of Yala Province, southern Thailand.-History:The tambon Mae Wat was separated from Bannang Sata district on June 9 1975 and formed the new minor district Than To. It was upgraded to a full district on July 13 1981.The area had been the location of the...
of Yala province
Yala Province
Yala is the southernmost province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat. Yala is the only land-locked province in the south of Thailand...
, Sisakhon
Amphoe Si Sakhon
-History:Originally Tambon Sa Ko was a part of the Rueso district, but the development division of the Thai military settled in the area from 1963–1974, thus developing the infrastructure of Tambon Sa Ko. The interior ministry subsequently created Si Sakhon minor district consisting of the two...
, Ra-ngae
Amphoe Ra-ngae
Ra-ngae is a district in the center of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand.-History:Mueang Ra-ngae was divided from Pattani in the reign of King Rama I by Vice-King Boworn Maha Surasinghanat. The governor position was Phraya Ra-ngae. The old city office was located nearby Kelantan state...
, Sukhirin
Amphoe Sukhirin
Sukhirin is a district in the southern part of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand.-History:Tambon Mamong and Sukhirin were separated from Waeng district to create the minor district Sukhirin on March 1, 1977...
of Narathiwat province
Narathiwat Province
Narathiwat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan. The southern railway line ends in this province that is one of the nation’s five provinces that borders Malaysia. The name of this...
and the state Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
of Malaysia.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambonTambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 29 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....
) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chanae | จะแนะ | 10 | 11326 | |
| 2. | Dusongyo | ดุซงญอ | 8 | 8814 | |
| 3. | Phadung Mat | ผดุงมาตร | 6 | 5500 | |
| 4. | Chang Phueak | ช้างเผือก | 5 | 5696 |