Mae Ramat district explained

Official Name:Mae Ramat
Native Name:แม่ระมาด
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tak
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:44798
Population As Of:2000
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:63140
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:6304
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.9831°N 98.5169°W

Mae Ramat (Thai: แม่ระมาด, in Thai pronounced as /mɛ̂ː rā.mâːt/) is a district (amphoe) in the northwestern part of Tak province, western Thailand.

History

The area of Mae Ramat was occupied by Karen people for 100 years. Many people from northern provinces of Thailand moved to establish a new village there. Later the village grew bigger and became the Tambon Mae Ramat. The government upgraded the tambon to a minor district (king amphoe) in 1897. It was upgraded to a full district in 1951.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Tha Song Yang of Tak Province, Omkoi of Chiang Mai province, Sam Ngao, Ban Tak, Mueang Tak and Mae Sot of Tak Province, and Kayin State of Myanmar.

Khun Phra Wo National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติขุนพระวอ) is in Mae Ramat District.

The important river of the district is the Mae Ramat River.

Economy

The district is the site of the Ler Tor Royal Project. Ler Tor village is in a mountainous area at 500 metres to 1,200 m elevation. In the area there are more than 5,610 Pgakauyau or Karen people in six villages and 14 communities. Before the royal project introduced villagers to other cash crops, the villagers grew opium poppies.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 57 villages (mubans). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) in the district, Mae Ramat and Mae Chao Rao, each covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

1.Mae Ramatแม่ระมาด
2.Mae Charaoแม่จะเรา
3.Khane Chueขะเนจื้อ
4.Mae Tuenแม่ตื่น
5.Sam Muenสามหมื่น
6.Phra Thatพระธาตุ

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rojsaengrat . Wanwisa . How a royal project is using farming to lift villagers out of poverty . 29 July 2019 . The Nation . 28 July 2019.