Amphoe Saba Yoi
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| Province: | Songkhla |
| District office: | 6°37′6″N 100°57′6″E / 6.61833°N 100.95167°E |
| Area: | 852.81 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 63,496 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 74.4 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 9006 |
| Postal code: | 90210 |
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Saba Yoi (Thai: สะบ้าย้อย) is the southeasternmost district (Amphoe) of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.
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[edit] Etymology
The name Saba Yoi is actually the Thai corruption of Sebayu (Jawi: سبايو), its original name means 'wind' in Malay.
[edit] History
The area of Saba Yoi was under Thepha district. It was upgraded to be Ba Hoi minor district (King Amphoe) in 1924. In 1942 the government moved the district office to Tambon Mong and renamed the minor district to Saba Yoi. It was officially upgraded to a full district in 1956.[1]
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Na Thawi and Thepha of Songkhla Province, Khok Pho of Pattani Province, Mueang Yala, Yaha and Kabang of Yala Province. To the southwest is the state Kedah of Malaysia.
The San Kala Khiri National Park is located in Saba Yoi.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 62 villages (muban). Saba Yoi is also a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Saba Yai.
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Saba Yoi | สะบ้าย้อย | 9 | 11,636 | |
| 2. | Thung Pho | ทุ่งพอ | 8 | 8,649 | |
| 3. | Pian | เปียน | 7 | 7,677 | |
| 4. | Ban Not | บ้านโหนด | 7 | 6,086 | |
| 5. | Chanae | จะแหน | 5 | 6,527 | |
| 6. | Khuha | คูหา | 8 | 7,667 | |
| 7. | Khao Daeng | เขาแดง | 7 | 6,779 | |
| 8. | Ba Hoi | บาโหย | 5 | 3,961 | |
| 9. | Than Khiri | ธารคีรี | 6 | 4,514 |
[edit] References
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอนาทวี อำเภอสะบ้าย้อย อำเภอคำชะอี อำเภอย่านตาขาว อำเภอวัดโบสถ์ อำเภอหนองบัว อำเภอวัฒนานคร อำเภอแสวงหา อำเภอท่าชนะ อำเภอพระพุทธบาท อำเภอโนนสัง อำเภอบำเหน็จณรงค์ อำเภอคอนสวรรค์ อำเภอบ้านโฮ่ง อำเภอคีรีมาศ อำเภอชนแดน อำเภอแม่แจ่ม อำเภอไทรน้อย และอำเภอบ้านแพง พ.ศ. ๒๔๙๙" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 73 (46 ก): 657. 1956-06-05. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2499/A/046/657.PDF.
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