Rattaphum district explained

Official Name:Rattaphum
Native Name:รัตภูมิ
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Songkhla
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Kamphaeng Phet
Subdivision Type3:Subdistricts
Subdivision Name3:5
Subdivision Type4:Mubans
Subdivision Name4:63
Established Title:District established
Population Total:73744
Population As Of:2014
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:90180
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:9009
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:7.135°N 100.2733°W

Rattaphum (Thai: รัตภูมิ, in Thai pronounced as /rát.tā.pʰūːm/) is a district (amphoe) of Songkhla province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Khuan Niang, Bang Klam, and Hat Yai of Songkhla Province; Khuan Kalong of Satun province; and Pa Bon of Phatthalung province.

History

The district was renamed from Kamphaeng Phet to Rattaphum in 1939.[1]

Administration

Central administration

Rattaphum is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 63 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[2]
1.Kamphaeng PhetThai: กำแพงเพชร1321,302
2.Tha ChamuangThai: ท่าชะมวง1517,674
3.Khuha TaiThai: คูหาใต้1411,923
4.Khuan RuThai: ควนรู96,041
9.Khao PhraThai: เขาพระ1216,804
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khuan Niang District.

Local administration

There is one town (Thesaban Mueang) in the district:

There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the district:

There are three sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 56. ก. 354–364. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219071714/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. dead. February 19, 2009. April 17, 1939. Thai.
  2. Web site: Population statistics 2014. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2015-06-10.