Mayo (, ) is a district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', , )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the Provinces of Thailand, provinces, and are analogous to count ...
'') of
Pattani province
Pattani (, ; , , , ; ) is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from southeast clockwise) Narathiwat, Yala, and Songkhla. Its capital is the town of Pattani.
Geography
Pattani is on the Malay Peninsula, wi ...
, southern
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
.
History
The area of Mayo was originally part of
Yaring district. In 1900 the district was established, then named Rako (ราเกาะ). When in the following year the district office in ''tambon'' Mayo was opened the district was renamed after its central ''tambon''.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Yaring,
Panare,
Thung Yang Daeng, and
Yarang.
Administration
The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 58 villages (''
muban
Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74 ...
s''). Mayo is a township (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesa ...
'') which covers most parts of ''tambon'' Mayo. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com(in Thai)
Districts of Pattani province
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