Chana District

Chana จะนะ
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Songkhla Province
Coordinates: 6°54′51″N 100°44′26″E / 6.91417°N 100.74056°E / 6.91417; 100.74056Coordinates: 6°54′51″N 100°44′26″E / 6.91417°N 100.74056°E / 6.91417; 100.74056
Country	Thailand
Province	Songkhla
Seat	Ban Na
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	502.98 km2 (194.2 sq mi)
Population (2008)
- Total	97,095
- Density	193.0/km2 (499.9/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	90130
Geocode	9003

Chana (Thai: จะนะ, Malay: Chenok) is a district (Amphoe) in the southeastern part of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Thepha, Na Thawi, Sadao, Hat Yai, Na Mom and Mueang Songkhla of Songkhla Province. To the northeast is the Gulf of Thailand.

History

Originally, Chana together with Palian, Thepha and Songkhla was one of four Mueang subordinate under the Mueang Phatthalung. When Songkhla was split off from Phatthalung and made a direct subordinate of Bangkok, Chana was then placed under Songkhla.

The location of the town was moved several times, so when it was made a district in the thesaphiban administrative reforms at the beginning of the 20th century the district office was located in present-day Na Thawi. However as the location turned out to be inconvenient it was moved to Ban Na. In 1917 the district was thus renamed to Ban Na after the central tambon^[1], in 1924 the name was changed back to Chana by the government to avoid confusion with the district Ban Na in Surat Thani province and Ban Na in Nakhon Nayok province.^[2]

Etymology

The name Chana is actually the Thai corruption of Chenok, its original name in Malay.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 138 villages (muban). Chana is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Ban Na. There are further 14 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh.
01.	Ban Na	บ้านนา	10	14,889
02.	Pa Ching	ป่าชิง	09	04,583
03.	Saphan Mai Kaen	สะพานไม้แก่น	8	06,109
04.	Sakom	สะกอม	9	07,795
05.	Na Wa	นาหว้า	12	07,256
06.	Na Thap	นาทับ	14	11,694
07.	Nam Khao	น้ำขาว	11	03,723
08.	Khun Tat Wai	ขุนตัดหวาย	9	02,831
09.	Tha Mo Sai	ท่าหมอไทร	11	06,210
10.	Chanong	จะโหนง	11	07,384
11.	Khu	คู	9	05,979
12.	Khae	แค	7	04,038
13.	Khlong Pia	คลองเปียะ	10	05,377
14.	Taling Chan	ตลิ่งชัน	8	09,227

References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 34 (0 ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. 
2. ^ "ประกาศเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอบ้านนาในมณฑลนครศรีธรรมราช" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 41 (ง): 539. June 1 1924. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2467/D/539.PDF. 

External links

• amphoe.com
• http://www.chana-sk.go.th Website of district (Thai)