Amphoe Krong Pinang

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Krong Pinang
กรงปินัง

Statistics
Province:	Yala
District office:	Sa-ae 6°24′40″N, 101°16′24″E
Area:	191.0 km²
Inhabitants:	22,411 (2005)
Pop. density:	117.3 inh./km²
Geocode:	9508
Postal code:	95000
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Krong Pinang (Thai: กรงปินัง) is a district (Amphoe) of Yala Province, southern Thailand.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Geography 4 Administration 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Etymology

The name Krong Pinang is actually the Thai corruption of Kampung Pinang, its original Malay name means 'The Village of Pinang'. The word Pinang means Betel palm or Betel nut tree (Areca catechu) in Malay.

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Krong Pinang was established on April 30 1994, when four tambon were split off from Mueang Yala district.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on October 7 2004.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Raman, Bannang Sata, Yaha and Mueang Yala of Yala province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 23 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Krong Pinang	กรงปินัง	9	9286
2.	Sa-ae	สะเอะ	5	5757
3.	Huai Krathing	ห้วยกระทิง	4	3334
4.	Purong	ปุโรง	4	4034

[edit] References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเมืองยะลา จังหวัดยะลา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอกรงปินัง" (in Thai) (May 26 1994). Royal Gazette 111 (42 ง): 20. 
2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอกรงปินัง จังหวัดยะลา พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๗" (in Thai) (October 7 2004). Royal Gazette 121 (Special 60 ก): 1–2. 

[edit] External links

• amphoe.com

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