Chanae district

Chanae (จะแนะ, ) 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.

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:
 * 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.