Chanae district
Chanae (Thai: จะแนะ, pronounced [t͡ɕā.nɛ́ʔ]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand. HistoryTambons Dusong Yo and Chanae were separated from Ra-ngae district to create Chanae minor district (king amphoe) on 15 July 1983.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1988.[2] Chanae is the Malay name of a native Colocasia species. GeographyNeighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Betong, and Than To of Yala province; Sisakhon, Ra-ngae, and Sukhirin of Narathiwat province and the state Perak of Malaysia. DemographicsIn 1963, the Thai government launched the Nikhom Sang Ton Eng Pak Tai ('self-development community in the south') program to move families from Thailand's northeastern and central provinces to the Chanae and Sukhirin Districts of Narathiwat. A total of 5,633 families were relocated to Narathiwat, where each family was rewarded with 18 rai of land.[3] AdministrationCentral administrationChanae is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 31 administrative villages (mubans).
Local administrationThere are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
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