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Amphoe Chanae

Chanae
จะแนะ
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Narathiwat Province
Amphoe location in Narathiwat Province
Coordinates: 6°5′54″N 101°41′36″E / 6.09833°N 101.69333°E / 6.09833; 101.69333Coordinates: 6°5′54″N 101°41′36″E / 6.09833°N 101.69333°E / 6.09833; 101.69333
Country  Thailand
Province Narathiwat
Seat Chanae
Tambon 4
Muban 31
Amphoe established July 15, 1983
Area
 • Total 607.2 km2 (234.4 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 37,034
 • Density 51.6/km2 (134/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 96220
Geocode 9612

Chanae (Thai: จะแนะ) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand.

Tambon Dusong Yo and Chanae were separated from Ra-ngae district to create Chanae minor district (King Amphoe) on July 15, 1983. It was officially upgraded to a full district on January 1, 1988.

Chanae is the Malay name of a native Colocasia species.

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Betong and Than To of Yala province, Sisakhon, Ra-ngae, Sukhirin of Narathiwat province and the state Perak of Malaysia.

The district Chanae is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 31 administrative villages (Muban).

There are 4 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:


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