Chanae district

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

Chanae จะแนะ
District
District location in Narathiwat province
Coordinates: 6°5′54″N 101°41′36″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Narathiwat
Seat	Chanae
Subdistricts	4
Mubans	31
District established	15 July 1983
Area
• Total	607.2 km2 (234.4 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	37,034
• Density	51.6/km2 (134/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	96220
Geocode	9612

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]
01.	Chanae	จะแนะ	10	13,387
02.	Dusongyo	ดุซงญอ	08	09,885
03.	Phadung Mat	ผดุงมาตร	06	06,350
04.	Chang Phueak	ช้างเผือก	07	07,412

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.