Tak Bai District

Tak Bai
ตากใบ
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Narathiwat Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Narathiwat
Seat Chehe
Amphoe established 1909
Area
 • Total 253.45 km2 (97.9 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 66,579
 • Density 257.5/km2 (666.9/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 96110
Geocode 9602

Tak Bai (Thai: ตากใบ) is a district (amphoe) in the southeastern part of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand.

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History

When the United Kingdom and Siam (Thailand) made the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, they agreed to use the Kolok River (Sungai Golok) nearby Wat Chonthara Singhe (วัดชลธาราสิงเห) as the boundary between British Malaya and Siam due to the culture and arts inside the temple. Before, the area was part of the Mueang Kelantan.

The district was officially created on August 12, 1909.[1]

On October 25, 2004 at least 85 demonstrators died after a brutal police action in the so called Tak Bai Incident.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Su-ngai Kolok, Su-ngai Padi, Cho-airong, Mueang Narathiwat of Narathiwat province, the Gulf of Thailand. To the southeast is the state Kelantan of Malaysia.

The boundary crossing is at Pengkalan Kubur (Malaysia) and Taba (Thailand).

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 56 villages (muban). Tak Bai itself has town (thesaban mueang) status and covers parts of tambon Che He. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[2]
1. Chehe เจ๊ะเห 08 19,205
2. Phraiwan ไพรวัน 10 08,712
3. Phron พร่อน 06 04,418
4. Sala Mai ศาลาใหม่ 08 08,847
5. Bang Khun Thong บางขุนทอง 06 05,064
6. Ko Sathon เกาะสะท้อน 09 09,219
7. Na Nak นานาค 04 04,497
8. Khosit โฆษิต 05 06,617

References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย ประกาศตั้งอำเภอสะเดาและอำเภอตากใบ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 26 (0 ง): 1107. August 22 1909. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2452/D/1107_3.PDF. 
  2. ^ "Population statistics 2009". Department of Provincial Administration. http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5296_01.html. 

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