| Panare ปะนาเระ |
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| — Amphoe — | |
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| Coordinates: 6°51′36″N 101°29′29″E / 6.86°N 101.49139°ECoordinates: 6°51′36″N 101°29′29″E / 6.86°N 101.49139°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Pattani |
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| Area | |
| - Total | 144.1 km2 (55.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 43,131 |
| - Density | 299.0/km2 (774.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 94130 |
| Geocode | 9404 |
Panare (Thai: ปะนาเระ) is a district (Amphoe) in Pattani Province, southern Thailand.
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History
The name Panare comes from Pattani Malay language. Pata means Sea Beach, Tare means Otter Trawl. Thus Pata Tare means a beach for drying otter trawls in the air. With time the pronounce 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 subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 52 villages (muban). Panare is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers most of tambon Panare. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh.[1] |
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| 1. | Panare | ปะนาเระ | 5 | 9,290 |
| 2. | Tha Kham | ท่าข้าม | 4 | 2,093 |
| 3. | Ban Nok | บ้านนอก | 6 | 4,079 |
| 4. | Don | ดอน | 6 | 3,601 |
| 5. | Khuan | ควน | 5 | 2,437 |
| 6. | Tha Nam | ท่าน้ำ | 5 | 4,249 |
| 7. | Khok Krabue | คอกกระบือ | 4 | 1,866 |
| 8. | Pho Ming | พ่อมิ่ง | 4 | 2,844 |
| 9. | Ban Klang | บ้านกลาง | 9 | 7,146 |
| 10. | Ban Nam Bo | บ้านน้ำบ่อ | 4 | 5,526 |
References
- ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5194_01.html.
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
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