Chanae district


Chanae is a district in the southern part of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand.

History

Tambons Dusong Yo and Chanae were separated from Ra-ngae district to create Chanae minor district on 15 July 1983.
It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1988.
Chanae is the Malay name of a native Colocasia species.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Betong, and Than To of Yala province; Sisakhon, Ra-ngae, and Sukhirin of Narathiwat province and the state Perak of Malaysia.

Demographics

In 1963, the Thai government launched the Nikhom Sang Ton Eng Pak Tai 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.

Administration

Central administration

Chanae is divided into four sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 31 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Chanaeจะแนะ1013,387
2.Dusongyoดุซงญอ89,885
3.Phadung Matผดุงมาตร66,350
4.Chang Phueakช้างเผือก77,412

Local administration

There are four sub-district administrative organizations in the district:
  • Chanae consisting of sub-district Chanae.
  • Dusongyo consisting of sub-district Dusongyo.
  • Phadung Mat consisting of sub-district Phadung Mat.
  • Chang Phueak consisting of sub-district Chang Phueak.