Amphoe La-un

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La-un
ละอุ่น
Statistics
Province:	Ranong
District office:	La-un Tai 10°6′54″N, 98°45′0″E
Area:	748.5 km²
Inhabitants:	12,506 (2005)
Pop. density:	16.7 inh./km²
Geocode:	8502
Postal code:	85130
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La-un (Thai: ละอุ่น) is a district (Amphoe) of Ranong Province, southern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

In 1932 the minor district (King Amphoe) was established as a subordinate of Mueang Ranong district. On June 28 1973 it was upgraded to a full district.^[1] 1996 a new district office was built.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Kra Buri of Ranong Province, Sawi, Lang Suan and Phato of Chumphon Province, and Mueang Ranong of Ranong again. To the west across the estuary of the Kraburi River is the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 35 villages (muban). La-un itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon La-un Tai and Bang Phra Tai. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh.
1.	La-un Tai	ละอุ่นใต้	6	1302
2.	La-un Nuea	ละอุ่นเหนือ	11	1011
3.	Bang Phra Tai	บางพระใต้	3	924
4.	Bang Phra Nuea	บางพระเหนือ	5	3118
5.	Bang Kaeo	บางแก้ว	5	4036
6.	Nai Wong Nuea	ในวงเหนือ	2	1149
7.	Nai Wong Tai	ในวงใต้	3	966