[3] Its name "Sukhirin" means "beautiful lush greenery", granted by HRH Princess Srinagarindra in 1967, who had the palace here.

The abundant area encompasses natural resources, forest, mountain ranges and numerous attractions.

[3] Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise): Chanae, Ra-ngae, Su-ngai Padi, Waeng of Narathiwat Province and the states Perak and Kelantan of Malaysia.

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 Sukhirin and Chanae Districts of Narathiwat.

Phukhao Thong Subdistrict, bordering Malaysia's Kelantan state, has been a gold mining centre since 1932.