Amphoe Thung Yang Daeng

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Thung Yang Daeng
ทุ่งยางแดง

Statistics
Province:	Pattani
District office:	Talo Maena 6°37′3″N, 101°25′33″E
Area:	114.97 km²
Inhabitants:	20,203 (2005)
Pop. density:	175.7 inh./km²
Geocode:	9406
Postal code:	94140
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Thung Yang Daeng (Thai: ทุ่งยางแดง) is a district (Amphoe) of Pattani Province, southern Thailand.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Administration 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Thung Yang Daeng was created on May 16 1977, when four tambon were split from Mayo district.^[1] On July 4 1994 it was upgraded to a full district.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Raman of Yala Province, Yarang, Mayo, Sai Buri and Kapho of Pattani Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 22 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Talo Maena	ตะโละแมะนา	4	2,983
2.	Phithen	พิเทน	7	7,481
3.	Nam Dam	น้ำดำ	4	3,122
4.	Paku	ปากู	7	6,617

[edit] References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอมายอ จังหวัดปัตตานี ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอทุ่งยางแดง" (in Thai) (May 24 1977). Royal Gazette 94 (44 ง): 2177. 
2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗" (in Thai) (June 3 1994). Royal Gazette 111 (21 ก): 32–35. 

[edit] External links

• amphoe.com

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