Amphoe Ratsada

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Ratsada
รัษฎา
Statistics
Province:	Trang
District office:	Khlong Pang 7°58′30″N, 99°38′0″E
Area:	232.4 km²
Inhabitants:	26,381 (2005)
Pop. density:	113.5 inh./km²
Geocode:	9209
Postal code:	92160
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Ratsada (Thai: รัษฎา) is a district (Amphoe) in the northeastern part of Trang Province, Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Ratsada was established on April 1 1991 by splitting off five tambon from Huai Yot district.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on December 5 1996.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Huai Yot of Trang Province, Bang Khan and Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 50 villages (muban). Khlong Pang is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Khlong Pang. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Khuan Mao	ควนเมา	15	6,373
2.	Khlong Pang	คลองปาง	9	5,683
3.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	9	4,737
4.	Nong Prue	หนองปรือ	12	7,057
5.	Khao Phrai	เขาไพร	5	2,531