Suk Samran district

District in Ranong, Thailand

Suk Samran

สุขสำราญ

District

District location in Ranong province

Coordinates: 9°20′41″N 98°25′46″E﻿ / ﻿9.34472°N 98.42944°E﻿ / 9.34472; 98.42944
Country| Thailand
Province| Ranong
Seat| Kamphuan
Area

• Total

| 395.0 km2 (152.5 sq mi)
Population

(2023)[1]

• Total

| 14,594
• Density| 37/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+7 (ICT)
ISO 3166 code| TH-8505
Postal code| 85120

Suk Samran (Thai: สุขสำราญ, pronounced [sùk sǎm.rāːn]) is a district (amphoe) of Ranong province, southern Thailand.

## History

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The district was created on 1 April 1992 by splitting off the southern part of Kapoe district.[2] On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[3] On 24 August the upgrade became official .[4]

## Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Kapoe of Ranong Province, Ban Ta Khun of Surat Thani province, and Khura Buri of Phang Nga province. To the west is the Andaman Sea.

The eastern half of the district is part of the Khlong Nakha Wildlife Sanctuary.

## Administration

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### Central government

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The district is divided into two subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 15 villages (muban).[1]

No. | Subdistrict | Thai | Villages | Pop.

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1. | Nakha | นาคา | 8 | 7,565
2. | Kamphuan | กำพวน | 7 | 7,029
|  | Total | 15 | 14,594
Map of Subdistricts

### Local government

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As of December 2023 there is Kamphuan subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) and Nakha subdistrict administrative organization - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo to).[1]

Kamphuan subdistrict mun. | 7,029 | kumpuan.go.th

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Nakha subd.adm.org. - SAO | 7,565 | naka.go.th

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## Healthcare

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### Hospital

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There is community hospital in Suk Samran district with 10 beds.

### Health promoting hospitals

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There are total four health-promoting hospitals in the district, both Nakha and Kamphuan have two.[5]

## Religion

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There are two Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.
One in both Nakha and Kamphuan.[6]

## References

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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. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอกะเปอร์ จังหวัดระนอง ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอสุขสำราญ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 109 (53 ง): 20. April 22, 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011.
3. ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16.
4. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21\. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
5. ^ "Name-of-the-hospital-service-unit". Ministry of Public Health. Retrieved 2 February 2025, >health zone 11`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
6. ^ "list of temples". Retrieved 14 March 2025, Sect Maha Nikai no.585050101-585050201`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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