Chanae จะแนะ |
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— Amphoe — | |
Amphoe location in Narathiwat Province | |
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Country | Thailand |
Province | Narathiwat |
Seat | Chanae |
Tambon | |
Muban | |
Amphoe established | |
Area | |
• Total | 607.2 km2 (234.4 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 31,336 |
• Density | 51.6/km2 (133.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 96220 |
Geocode | 9612 |
Chanae (Thai: จะแนะ) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand.
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Tambon Dusong Yo and Chanae were separated from Ra-ngae district to create Chanae minor district (King Amphoe) on July 15, 1983[1]. It was officially upgraded to a full district on January 1, 1988[2].
Chanae is the Malay name of a native Colocasia species.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Betong and Than To of Yala province, Sisakhon, Ra-ngae, Sukhirin of Narathiwat province and the state Perak of Malaysia.
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 29 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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1. | Chanae | จะแนะ | 10 | 11326 | |
2. | Dusongyo | ดุซงญอ | 8 | 8814 | |
3. | Phadung Mat | ผดุงมาตร | 6 | 5500 | |
4. | Chang Phueak | ช้างเผือก | 5 | 5696 |
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