- Amphoe Panare
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Panare
thai=ปะนาเระ
province=Pattani
coordinates=coord|6|51|36|N|101|29|29|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=144.1
population=43,087
population_as_of=2005
density=299.0
postal_code=94130
geocode=9404Panare ( _th. ปะนาเระ) is a district ("
Amphoe ") inPattani Province , southernThailand .History
The name Panare comes from
Pattani Malay language. "Pata" means Sea Beach, "Tare" means Otter Trawl. Thus "Pata Tare" means a beach for drying otter trawls in the air. With time the pronounce changed to Panare.Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Sai Buri, Mayo and Yaring. To the north and east is the
Gulf of Thailand .Administration
The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 52 villages ("muban "). Panare is a township ("thesaban tambon ") which covers most of "tambon" Panare. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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