Sadao district

Sadao
สะเดา
Wat Tham Khao Rup Chang
Temple of the Thousand Buddhas, Wat Tham Khao Rup Chang
District location in Songkhla province
District location in Songkhla province
Coordinates: 6°38′19″N 100°25′26″E / 6.63861°N 100.42389°E / 6.63861; 100.42389
CountryThailand
ProvinceSongkhla
SeatSadao
District establishedAugust 22, 1909; 115 years ago (1909-08-22)
Area
 • Total1,029.273 km2 (397.405 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total124,115
 • Density120.585/km2 (312.31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code90120[1]
Geocode9010

Sadao (Thai: สะเดา, pronounced [sā.dāw]) is district (amphoe) on the border of Malaysia in Songkhla province, southern Thailand. The capital of the district is also called Sadao town.

The small town of Danok (Thai: ด่านนอก, RTGSdan nok), 13 km south of Sadao town in tambon Samnak Kham is the major border crossing between Thailand and Malaysia. The immigration, customs, quarantine and security checkpoint on the Malaysian side is called the Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS checkpoint. A second smaller border crossing is in the district at Padang Besar, 12 km west of Sadao town.

  1. ^ Sub-districts Phang La, Tha Pho and Khao Mi Kiat have postal code 90170, sub-districts Thung Mo and Padang Besa have 90240, village 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 of sub-district Samnak Kham have 90320