Cho-airong district
District in Narathiwat, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cho-airong (Thai: เจาะไอร้อง, pronounced [t͡ɕɔ̀ʔ.ʔāj.rɔ́ːŋ]; Pattani Malay: แชย็อง, pronounced [tɕʰɛː.jɔŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand.
Cho-airong
เจาะไอร้อง | |
|---|---|
 District location in Narathiwat province | |
| Coordinates: 6°12′6″N 101°50′30″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Narathiwat |
| Seat | Chuap |
| Subdistricts | 3 |
| Mubans | 33 |
| District established | 1993 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.7232 km2 (62.8278 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 39,236 |
| • Density | 221.2/km2 (573/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 96130 |
| Geocode | 9613 |
Cho-airong was made a minor district (king amphoe) on 31 May 1993, by separating three tambons from Ra-ngae district.[1] On 5 December 1996 it was upgraded to a full district.[2]
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Narathiwat, Tak Bai, Su-ngai Padi and Ra-ngae.
Central administration
Cho-airong is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 33 administrative villages (mubans).
Local administration
There are three sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Chuap (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลจวบ) consisting of sub-district Chuap.
- Bukit (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบูกิต) consisting of sub-district Bukit.
- Maruebo Ok (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลมะรือโบออก) consisting of sub-district Maruebo Ok.
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