Kabang กาบัง |
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— Amphoe — | |
Amphoe location in Yala Province | |
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Country | Thailand |
Province | Yala |
Seat | Kabang |
Tambon | |
Muban | |
Amphoe established | |
Area | |
• Total | 451.0 km2 (174.1 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 17,702 |
• Density | 39.3/km2 (101.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 95120 |
Geocode | 9507 |
Kabang (Thai: กาบัง) is the westernmost district (Amphoe) of Yala Province, southern Thailand.
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The name Kabang is actually the Thai corruption of Kabae or Kabe (Jawi: كاب), its original name in Patani Malay language. Kabae or Kabe is a kind of Rambutan tree.
The area of Kabang district was separated from Yaha district to create a minor district (King Amphoe) on April 1, 1991.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on October 11 1997.[2]
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Saba Yoi of Songkhla Province, Yaha of Yala province and the state Kedah of Malaysia.
The district is subdivided into 2 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 17 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas within the district, and two Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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1. | Kabang | กาบัง | 7 | 10,677 | |
2. | Bala | บาละ | 10 | 7,025 |
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