Sadao district
Sadao
สะเดา | |
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Temple of the Thousand Buddhas, Wat Tham Khao Rup Chang | |
District location in Songkhla province | |
| Coordinates: 6°38′19″N 100°25′26″E / 6.63861°N 100.42389°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Songkhla |
| Seat | Sadao |
| District established | August 22, 1909 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,029.273 km2 (397.405 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 124,115 |
| • Density | 120.585/km2 (312.31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 90120 |
| Geocode | 9010 |
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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, RTGS: dan 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.