Cho-airong (Thai: เจาะไอร้อง, pronounced [t͡ɕɔ̀ʔ.ʔāj.rɔ́ːŋ]; Pattani Malay: แชย็อง, pronounced [tɕʰɛː.jɔŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand.

History

Cho-airong was made a minor district (king amphoe) on 31 May 1993, by separating three tambons from Ra-ngae district. On 5 December 1996 it was upgraded to a full district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Narathiwat, Tak Bai, Su-ngai Padi and Ra-ngae.

Administration

Central administration

Cho-airong is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 33 administrative villages (mubans).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.
01.	Chuap	จวบ	08	11,726
02.	Bukit	บูกิต	14	17,955
03.	Maruebo Ok	มะรือโบออก	11	09,555

Local administration

There are three sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

• Chuap (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลจวบ) consisting of sub-district Chuap.
• Bukit (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบูกิต) consisting of sub-district Bukit.
• Maruebo Ok (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลมะรือโบออก) consisting of sub-district Maruebo Ok.