Saba Yoi is the southeasternmost district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Songkhla Province

Songkhla Province

Songkhla is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Satun, Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pattani and Yala. To the south it borders Kedah and Perlis of Malaysia....

, southern Thailand

Thailand

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.

Etymology

The name Saba Yoi is actually the Thai

Thai language

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 corruption of Sebayu (Jawi: سبايو), its original name means 'wind' in Malay

Malay language

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.

History

The area of Saba Yoi was under Thepha district

Amphoe Thepha

Thepha is a district in the southeastern part of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Chik, Khok Pho of Pattani Province, Saba Yoi, Na Thawi and Chana of Songkhla Province...

. 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.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Na Thawi

Amphoe Na Thawi

Na Thawi is a district in the southern part of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.-History:The area of Na Thawi was separated from Chana district and made a minor district in 1957.-Geography:...

 and Thepha

Amphoe Thepha

Thepha is a district in the southeastern part of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Chik, Khok Pho of Pattani Province, Saba Yoi, Na Thawi and Chana of Songkhla Province...

 of Songkhla Province, Khok Pho

Amphoe Khok Pho

-History:The area of the district originally belonged to Mueang Nong Chik, one of the seven provinces of Pattani kingdom. The district was established by splitting it from Nong Chik district, at first named Mueang Kao...

 of Pattani Province

Pattani Province

Pattani is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Narathiwat, Yala and Songkhla.-Geography:...

, Mueang Yala

Amphoe Mueang Yala

Mueang Yala is the capital district of Yala Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khok Pho, Mae Lan and Yarang of Pattani Province, Raman, Krong Pinang and Yaha of Yala province, and Saba Yoi of Songkhla Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 14...

, Yaha

Amphoe Yaha

Yaha is a district in the western part of Yala Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kabang of Yala province, Saba Yoi of Songkhla Province, Mueang Yala, Krong Pinang, Bannang Sata of Yala province again and the state Kedah of Malaysia.-Administration:The district is...

 and Kabang

Amphoe Kabang

Kabang is the westernmost district of Yala Province, southern Thailand.-History:The name Kabang is actually the Thai corruption of Kabae or Kabe , its original name in Patani Malay language...

 of Yala Province

Yala Province

Yala is the southernmost province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat. Yala is the only land-locked province in the south of Thailand...

. To the southwest is the state Kedah

Kedah

Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...

 of Malaysia.

The San Kala Khiri National Park is located in Saba Yoi.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 62 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Saba Yoi is also a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Saba Yai.

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
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

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)
• San Kala Khiri National Park