Amphoe Mai Kaen

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Mai Kaen
ไม้แก่น
Statistics
Province:	Pattani
District office:	Sai Thong 6°36′36″N, 101°40′2″E
Area:	55.201 km²
Inhabitants:	11,269 (2005)
Pop. density:	204.1 inh./km²
Geocode:	9408
Postal code:	94220
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Mai Kaen (Thai: ไม้แก่น) is the southeasternmost district (Amphoe) of Pattani Province, southern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The minor district (king amphoe) Mae Kaen was formed on November 15 1973 by splitting the two tambon Sai Thong and Mai Kaen from Sai Buri district.^[1] On July 4 1994 it was upgraded to a full district.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Narathiwat and Bacho of Narathiwat Province and Sai Buri of Pattani Province. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 17 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Sai Thong	ไทรทอง	5	4,369
2.	Mai Kaen	ไม้แก่น	4	1,822
3.	Talo Kraithong	ตะโละไกรทอง	4	2,331
4.	Don Sai	ดอนทราย	4	2,747