Than To District

Amphoe Than To ( Thai: อำเภอ ธารโต ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district ) in the southern province of Yala. The Yala province is located southeast of the southern region of Thailand, at the border to Malaysia.

Geography

Adjacent counties and regions are (from north clockwise): Amphoe Bannang Sata in Yala Province, Amphoe Si Sakhon province of Narathiwat and Amphoe Betong in Yala again. To the west lies the state of Kedah in Malaysia.

In Tambon Ban Rae can be repeatedly for a short time members of the hunter-gatherer culture of the Semang ( subgroups Jahay Tehedeh and Kensiu Lue [ Hetot and Batu ] ) down, who came here from Narathiwat and from Kedah.

History

Than To was born on June 9, 1975 initially as a sub-district ( King Amphoe ) was established by Tambon Mae Wat from Amphoe Bannang Sata was separated. On July 13 1981 Than To got the full Amphoe status.

Management

Than To is divided into four subdistricts ( tambon), which continued in 33 village communities ( Muban ) are divided.

Khok Chang is the name of a small town ( thesaban tambon) in the district, it consists of parts of the tambon Mae Wat.

There are also four " Tambon Administrative Organizations" (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - administrative organizations) in the district.

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