Panare District

Panare (, ) is a district ("amphoe") in Pattani Province, southern Thailand.
History.
The name "Panare" comes from Pattani Malay language. "Pata" means pantai in Standard Malay meaning 'beach', "tare" means 'otter trawl'. Thus "Pata Tare" means 'a beach for drying otter trawls in the air'. With time the pronunciation changed to Panare.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Sai Buri, Mayo, and Yaring. To the north and east is the Gulf of Thailand.
Administration.
The district is divided into 10 sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 52 villages ("mubans"). Panare is a sub-district municipality ("thesaban tambon") which covers most of "tambon" Panare. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Economy.
Ban Klang Subdistrict is home to the Chao Lay School (Sea Gypsy School of Fishery), an institution that teaches sustainable fishing and has spurred the rejuvenation of Pattani's fisheries industry, horse crabs in particular.