Sadao District

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Sadao
สะเดา
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Songkhla Province
Amphoe location in Songkhla Province
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Country  Thailand
Province Songkhla
Seat Sadao
Amphoe established 1909
Area
 • Total 1,029.273 km2 (397.405 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 120,306
 • Density 116.5/km2 (302/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 90120[1]
Geocode 9010

Sadao (Thai: สะเดา) is a small town aka Danok (Thai: ด่านนอก; rtgsDannok) and district (Amphoe) on the border of Malaysia in the Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.

History

Historically Sadao is part of Kedah in the district of Changlun, which means 'an elephant falls' in Thai. The district was formerly part of Changlun, and was then under the overlordship of Malay Sultanate of Kedah (known as Syburi in Thai). Sadao is called Sendawa in the Malay.

When the Britain and Siam (Thailand) signed the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, deciding what belonged to whom, Changlun was divided into two parts. The main border town of Changlun became the district of Kubang Pasu, now in Kedah of Malaysia. The rest remained Thai. Tambon Sadao, together with the former minor district (King Amphoe) Prik, forms modern Sadao.[2]

Etymology

The name Sadao is the Thai word for Neem Tree.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khuan Don and Khuan Kalong of Satun Province, Khlong Hoi Khong, Hat Yai, Chana and Na Thawi of Songkhla Province. To the southwest is the state of Kedah and Perlis in Malaysia.

Transportation

The district marks the end of Phetkasem Road, the longest road in Thailand, which runs from Bangkok to the border at Danok (Thailand)/Bukit Kayu Hitam (Malaysia).

Two main border crossings with Malaysia are located in the district. The main crossing is located at Ban Dan Nok (บ้านด่านนอก), with Bukit Kayu Hitam on the Malaysian side. The other quieter crossing is at Padang Besar, with the Malaysian town of Padang Besar in Perlis on the Malaysian side. The main railway crossing between Malaysia and Thailand is also at Padang Besar.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) of Sadao covers the complete tambon Sadao. Padang Besar is another town which covers parts of the tambon Padang Besar. There are three subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Prik and Phang La each covering parts of the same-named tambon, and Samnak Kham the full tambon Samnak Kham. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[3]
1. Sadao สะเดา - 19,284
2. Prik ปริก 11 20,808
3. Phang La พังลา 07 12,570
4. Samnak Taeo สำนักแต้ว 10 13,180
5. Thung Mo ทุ่งหมอ 07 07,070
6. Tha Pho ท่าโพธิ์ 08 06,416
7. Padang Besa ปาดังเบซาร์ 12 24,066
8. Samnak Kham สำนักขาม 07 11,864
9. Khao Mi Kiat เขามีเกียรติ 05 05,048

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References

  1. Subdistricts Phang La, Tha Pho and Khao Mi Kiat have postal code 90170, subdistricts Thung Mo and Padang Besa have 90240, village 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 of subdistrict Samnak Kham have 90320
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