Mueang Ranong district

District in Ranong, Thailand

Mueang Ranong

เมืองระนอง

District

Phu Khao Ya landmark and local attraction

District location in Ranong province

Coordinates: 9°58′2″N 98°38′2″E﻿ / ﻿9.96722°N 98.63389°E﻿ / 9.96722; 98.63389
Country| Thailand
Province| Ranong
Seat| Khao Niwet
Area

• Total

| 713.7 km2 (275.6 sq mi)
Population

(2023)[1]

• Total

| 93,271
• Density| 130/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+7 (ICT)
ISO 3166 code| TH-8501
Postal code| 85000
Sai Daeng| 85130

Mueang Ranong (Thai: เมืองระนอง) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Ranong province, in southern Thailand.

## Geography

[edit]

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) La-un of Ranong Province, Phato of Chumphon province, and Kapoe of Ranong. To the west across the Kraburi River estuary is the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar.

## Administration

[edit]

### Central government

[edit]

The district is divided into nine subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 38 villages (muban).[1]

No. | Subdistricts | Thai | Villages | Pop.

|
|
|
|

1. | Khao Niwet | เขานิเวศน์ | - | 17,779
2. | Ratchakrut | ราชกรูด | 8 | 9,766
3. | Ngao | หงาว | 5 | 9,539
4. | Bang Rin | บางริ้น | 6 | 22,830
5. | Pak Nam | ปากน้ำ | 6 | 10,456
6. | Bang Non | บางนอน | 4 | 14,443
7. | Hat Som Paen | หาดส้มแป้น | 3 | 3,191
8. | Sai Daeng | ทรายแดง | 4 | 3,981
9. | Koh Phayam | เกาะพยาม | 2 | 1,286
|  | Total | 38 | 93,271
Map of districts

### Local government

[edit]

As of December 2023 there are two town municipalities (thesaban mueang), Ranong covers subdistrict Khao Niwet, while Bang Rin covers the whole subdistrict. Five subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon): Ngao, Pak Nam and Pak Nam Tha Ruea cover parts of the subdistricts Ngao and Pak Nam, while Bang Non and Ratchakrut cover the whole subdistrict. There are four subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo to): Ngao covers part of the subdistrict and Sai Daeng, Hat Som Paen and Koh Phayam cover the whole subdistricts.[1]

Town municipality | Pop. | website

|
|

Bang Rin | 22,830 | bangrin.go.th
Ranong | 17,779 | ranongcity.go.th
Subdistrict municipality | Pop. | website

|
|

Bang Non | 14,443 | bangnoncity.go.th
Ratchakrut | 9,766 | ratchakrudcity.go.th
Pak Nam Tha Ruea | 8,071 | paknamtarua.go.th
Ngao | 2,399 | ngaotown-ranong.go.th
Pak Nam | 2,385 |
Subdistrict adm.org-SAO | Pop. | website

|
|

Ngao | 7,140 | ngao-ranong.go.th
Sai Daeng | 3,981 | saidang.go.th
Hat Som Paeng | 3,191 | hatsompaen.go.th
Koh Phayam | 1,286 | kohphayam.go.th

## Healthcare

[edit]

### Hospital

[edit]

There is general hospital in Ranong with 300 beds.

### Health promoting hospitals

[edit]

There are total sixteen health-promoting hospitals in the district, of which; one in Bang Non and Sai Daeng and two in Ratchakrut, Ngao, Bang Rin, Hat Som Paen and Ko Phayam and four in Pak Nam.[2]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Official statistics registration systems". Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 6 January 2025, year 2023 >village level >ExcelFile >no.8501-8599 >Excel line 85759-85992`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
2. ^ "Name-of-the-hospital-service-unit". Ministry of Public Health. Retrieved 2 February 2025, >health zone 11`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

* v
* t
* e

Districts of  Ranong

* Mueang Ranong
* La-un
* Kapoe
* Kra Buri
* Suk Samran

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mueang Ranong District.

This Ranong Province location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template