Bannang Sata district

Bannang Sata is a district in the southern part of Yala province, southern Thailand. It is the site of the Bang Lang Dam and reservoir.

History

The name Bannang Sata is the Thai iteration of Benang Setar, its original Malay name. Benang means 'sewing thread', while setar is a 'tree with small, sour fruit'.
In the past the district was named Ba Cho controlled by Mueang Raman, created in 1907. The name Bacho is a Thai iteration of 'Bachok, its original Malay name. Later, the district office was moved to a new location and renamed Bannang Sata.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Yaha, Krong Pinang, and Raman of Yala Province; Rueso and Si Sakhon of Narathiwat province; Than To of Yala Province; and Kedah state of Malaysia.

Administration

Central administration

Bannang Sata is divided into six sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 50 administrative villages.

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.
1.	Bannang Sata	บันนังสตา	11	19,445
2.	Bacho	บาเจาะ	5	8,318
3.	Tano Pute	ตาเนาะปูเต๊ะ	10	9,741
4.	Tham Thalu	ถ้ำทะลุ	5	2,998
5.	Taling Chan	ตลิ่งชัน	13	13,879
6.	Khuean Bang Lang	เขื่อนบางลาง	6	4,235

Local administration

There are two sub-district municipalities in the district:

Bannang Sata consisting of parts of sub-district Bannang Sata.
Khuean Bang Lang consisting of sub-district Khuean Bang Lang.

There are five sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

Bannang Sata, consisting of parts of sub-district Bannang Sata.
Bacho, consisting of sub-district Bacho.
Tano Pute, consisting of sub-district Tano Pute.
Tham Thalu consisting of sub-district Tham Thalu.
Taling Chan consisting of sub-district Taling Chan.