Rattanaburi District

Rattanaburi
รัตนบุรี
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Surin Province
Coordinates: 15°19′13″N 103°51′25″E / 15.32028°N 103.85694°E / 15.32028; 103.85694Coordinates: 15°19′13″N 103°51′25″E / 15.32028°N 103.85694°E / 15.32028; 103.85694
Country  Thailand
Province Surin
Area
  Total 202.8 km2 (78.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 94,060
  Density 463.8/km2 (1,201/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 32130
Geocode 3207

Rattanaburi (Thai: รัตนบุรี) 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 subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 163 villages (muban). Rattanaburi is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Rattanaburi and Phai. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
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 the district Non Narai.

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