Amphoe Kapoe

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Kapoe
กะเปอร์
Statistics
Province: Ranong
District office: 9°35′6″N, 98°35′48″E
Area: 657.688 km²
Inhabitants: 19,193 (2005)
Pop. density: 29.2 inh./km²
Geocode: 8503
Postal code: 85120
Map
Map of Ranong, Thailand highlighting Kapoe

Kapoe (Thai: กะเปอร์) is a district (Amphoe) of Ranong Province, southern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Ranong of Ranong Province, Phato of Chumphon Province, Chaiya, Tha Chang and Ban Ta Khun of Surat Thani Province, and Suk Samran of Ranong again. To the west is the Andaman Sea.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 34 villages (muban). Kapoe itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Kapoe. There are 4 Tambon administrative organizations responsible for the non-municipal area.

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.
1. Muang Kluang ม่วงกลวง 4 3,301
2. Kapoe กะเปอร์ 10 6,832
3. Chiao Liang เชี่ยวเหลียง 7 1,912
4. Ban Na บ้านนา 8 3,000
5. Bang Hin บางหิน 5 4,148
 Map of Tambon


Amphoe of Ranong Seal of Ranong
Amphoe: Mueang Ranong - La-un - Kapoe - Kra Buri
King Amphoe: Suk Samran
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