Chanae District

Chanae (, ) 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").
Local administration.
There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: