Ranot district explained

Official Name:Ranot
Native Name:ระโนด
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Songkhla
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Ranot
Population Total:67551
Population As Of:2008
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:90140
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:9007
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:7.7683°N 100.3233°W

Ranot (Thai: ระโนด, in Thai pronounced as /rā.nôːt/) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Songkhla province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sathing Phra, Krasae Sin of Songkhla Province; Mueang Phatthalung, Khuan Khanun of Phatthalung province; Cha-uat, and Hua Sai of Nakhon Si Thammarat province. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

The western part of the district is on the shores of Thale Noi, the northern part of the Songkhla Lake.

Etymology

The name Ranot is a Thai corruption of Renut (Jawi: رينوت), its original name in Malay. However, many local residents maintain that it is a shortened form of the Thai words ราวโตนด (rao tanot: 'a row of palm trees'). The official English-language spelling Ranot is falling out of favor locally, with the more phonetically accurate spelling 'Ranode' being used in its place.

Administration

The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 73 villages (mubans). There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons). Ranot covers parts of tambon Ranot, and Bo Tru covers parts of tambons Bo Tru, Ra Wa, and Wat Son. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[1]
1.Ranotระโนด710,865
2.Khlong Daenคลองแดน53,389
3.Takhriaตะเครียะ54,120
4.Thabonท่าบอน108,760
5.Ban Maiบ้านใหม่94,359
6.Botruบ่อตรุ57,939
7.Paktraeปากแตระ65,902
8.Phang Yangพังยาง43,472
9.Rawaระวะ76,366
10.Wat Sonวัดสน45,099
11.Ban Khaoบ้านขาว64,622
12.Daen Sa-nguanแดนสงวน52,658

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics 2008. Department of Provincial Administration. dead. https://archive.today/20120801093114/www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5190_01.html. 2012-08-01.