Chanae district
# Chanae district

Chanae (Thai: จะแนะ, pronounced) is a district (amphoe) 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 (king amphoe) 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 (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.

## Demographics

In 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.

## Administration

### Central administration

Chanae is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 31 administrative villages (mubans).

| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 01. | Chanae | จะแนะ | 10 | 13,387 |
| 02. | Dusongyo | ดุซงญอ | 08 | 09,885 |
| 03. | Phadung Mat | ผดุงมาตร | 06 | 06,350 |
| 04. | Chang Phueak | ช้างเผือก | 07 | 07,412 |

### Local administration

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

* Chanae (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลจะแนะ) consisting of sub-district Chanae.
* Dusongyo (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดุซงญอ) consisting of sub-district Dusongyo.
* Phadung Mat (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลผดุงมาตร) consisting of sub-district Phadung Mat.
* Chang Phueak (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลช้างเผือก) consisting of sub-district Chang Phueak.
