Rattanaburi district explained

Official Name:Rattanaburi
Native Name:รัตนบุรี
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Surin
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:94060
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:32130
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:3207
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:15.3203°N 103.8569°W

Rattanaburi (Thai: รัตนบุรี, in Thai pronounced as /rát.tā.ná(ʔ).bū.rī/) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand.

History

Rattanaburi was a mueang under Mueang Surin, which was converted into a district in the Thesaphiban administrative reforms at the end of the 19th century.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Non Narai, Sanom and Tha Tum of Surin Province; Suwannaphum and Phon Sai of Roi Et province; and Rasi Salai, Bueng Bun, Pho Si Suwan and Mueang Chan of Sisaket province.

Administration

The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 163 villages (mubans). Rattanaburi is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Rattanaburi and Phai. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Rattanaburiรัตนบุรี1715,518
2.Thatธาตุ147,271
3.Kaeแก156,322
4.Don Raetดอนแรด169,760
5.Nong Bua Thongหนองบัวทอง104,649
6.Nong Bua Banหนองบัวบาน1510,999
9.Phaiไผ่149,573
11.Boetเบิด177,702
13.Nam Khiaoน้ำเขียว135,704
14.Kut Kha Khimกุดขาคีม115,912
15.Yang Sawangยางสว่าง114,508
16.Thap Yaiทับใหญ่106,142
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Non Narai District.