Tak Bai
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Tak Bai is a border town on Malaysia-Thailand Border
, the capital of Tak Bai district
, Narathiwat province
. Visitors can visit Malaysia by Pengkalan Kubur
pass, Kelantan
state.
Administratively it is a town (thesaban mueang), and covers 9.14 km² of the subdistrict (tambon
) Che He. As of 2007 it has a population of 17,317.
It is the location of the Tak Bai Incident
, in which on October 25, 2004 at least 85 demonstrators died.
) in 1956.. Like all sanitary districts, it was upgraded to a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in May 1999. On January 31, 2008 it was upgraded to a town (thesaban mueang).
Malaysia-Thailand border
The Malaysia-Thailand border consists of both a land boundary across the Malay Peninsula and maritime boundaries in the Straits of Malacca and the Gulf of Thailand/South China Sea. Malaysia lies to the south of the border while Thailand lies to the north...
, the capital of Tak Bai district
Amphoe Tak Bai
Tak Bai is a district in the southeastern part of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand.-History:When the United Kingdom and Siam made the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, they agreed to use the Kolok River nearby Wat Chonthara Singhe as the boundary between British Malaya and Siam due to the...
, Narathiwat province
Narathiwat Province
Narathiwat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan. The southern railway line ends in this province that is one of the nation’s five provinces that borders Malaysia. The name of this...
. Visitors can visit Malaysia by Pengkalan Kubur
Pengkalan Kubur
Pengkalan Kubur is a Malaysian border town on the Malaysia-Thailand border in the state of Kelantan. Across the Golok River is the Thai town of Tak Bai in Narathiwat province, Southern Thailand.Pengkalan Kubur is situated within the district of Tumpat...
pass, Kelantan
Kelantan
Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ....
state.
Administratively it is a town (thesaban mueang), and covers 9.14 km² of the subdistrict (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...
) Che He. As of 2007 it has a population of 17,317.
It is the location of the Tak Bai Incident
Tak Bai Incident
The Tak Bai incident is an event that occurred on October 25, 2004 in Tak Bai, Thailand, which resulted in at least 85 deaths.Six local men were arrested. A demonstration was organized to demand their release and the police called in army reinforcements...
, in which on October 25, 2004 at least 85 demonstrators died.
History
The town was created as a sanitary district (sukhaphibanSukhaphiban
Sukhaphiban were an administrative division of Thailand.Sanitary districts were the first sub-autonomous entities established in Thailand. A first such district was created in Bangkok by a royal decreee of King Chulalongkorn in 1897...
) in 1956.. Like all sanitary districts, it was upgraded to a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in May 1999. On January 31, 2008 it was upgraded to a town (thesaban mueang).
External links
- http://www.tbtakbai.go.th/ Website of town (Thai)