Amphoe Rattanaburi

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Rattanaburi
รัตนบุรี
Statistics
Province: Surin
District office: 15°19′13″N, 103°51′25″E
Area: 202.8 km²
Inhabitants: 94,060 (2005)
Pop. density: 463.8 inh./km²
Geocode: 3207
Postal code: 32130
Map
Map of Surin, Thailand highlighting Rattanaburi

Rattanaburi (Thai: รัตนบุรี) is a district (Amphoe) in the northeastern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.

[edit] History

Rattanaburi was a Mueang under Mueang Surin, which was converted into a district in the thesaphiban administrative reforms at the end of the 19th century.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Non Narai, Sanom and Tha Tum of Surin Province, Suwannaphum and Phon Sai of Roi Et Province, and Rasi Salai, Bueng Bun, Pho Si Suwan and Mueang Chan of Sisaket Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 163 villages (muban). Rattanaburi is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Rattanaburi and Phai. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Rattanaburi รัตนบุรี 17 15,518
2. That ธาตุ 14 7,271
3. Kae แก 15 6,322
4. Don Raet ดอนแรด 16 9,760
5. Nong Bua Thong หนองบัวทอง 10 4,649
6. Nong Bua Ban หนองบัวบาน 15 10,999
9. Phai ไผ่ 14 9,573
11. Boet เบิด 17 7,702
13. Nam Khiao น้ำเขียว 13 5,704
14. Kut Kha Khim กุดขาคีม 11 5,912
15. Yang Sawang ยางสว่าง 11 4,508
16. Thap Yai ทับใหญ่ 10 6,142

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the district Non Narai.

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