Than To District
Than To is a district in southern Yala Province, Thailand.History
The tambon Mae Wat was separated from Bannang Sata District on 9 June 1975 and formed the new minor district Than To. It was upgraded to a full district on 13 July 1981.
The area had been the site of the Than To Prison of the Corrections Department. The prison was established in 1935 for political prisoners. It was closed in 1957. Later the government converted the area to Than To Estate.Geography
Neighboring districts are : Bannang Sata of Yala Province; Si Sakhon of Narathiwat Province; Betong of Yala Province; and Kedah state of Malaysia.Administration
Central administration
The district Than To is subdivided into 4 subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 37 administrative villages.
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop. |
| 1. | Than To | ธารโต | 7 | 5,183 |
| 2. | Ban Rae | บ้านแหร | 11 | 7,676 |
| 3. | Mae Wat | แม่หวาด | 12 | 9,321 |
| 4. | Khiri Khet | คีรีเขต | 7 | 2,954 |
Local administration
There is one subdistrict municipality in the district:
There are 4 subdistrict administrative organizations in the district:
- Than To consisting of the complete subdistrict Than To.
- Ban Rae consisting of the complete subdistrict Ban Rae.
- Mae Wat consisting of parts of the subdistrict Mae Wat.
- Khiri Khet consisting of the complete subdistrict Khiri Khet.
