| Official Name: | Ron Phibun district |
| Native Name: | อำเภอร่อนพิบูลย์ |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ron Phibun |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 82754 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 80130 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 8013 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 8.18°N 99.855°W |
Ron Phibun (Thai: อำเภอร่อนพิบูลย์, in Thai pronounced as /rɔ̂n pʰí(ʔ).būːn/) Ron Phibun or Ronphibool is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand. The district is home to the Phud Hong Leper Colony.[1] As of 2020, it provides a home for 133 leprosy patients.[2] [3]
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Thung Song, Lan Saka, Phra Phrom, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Cha-uat, and Chulabhorn of Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (mubans). There are three townships (thesaban tambons). Ron Phibun and Hin Tok both covers parts of the same-named tambons, and Khao Chum Thong covers the whole tambon Khuan Koei. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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