 In 1963, the Thai government launched the "Nikhom Sang Ton Eng Pak Tai" ('self-development community in the south') program to move families from Thailand's northeastern and central provinces to the Chanae and Sukhirin Districts of Narathiwat.A total of 5,633 families were relocated to Narathiwat, where each family was rewarded with 18 rai of land.Chanae is divided into four sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 31 administrative villages ("mubans").