Ratsada ( th, รัษฎา, ) is a district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...
'') in the northeastern part of
Trang province,
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe'') Ratsada was established on 1 April 1991 by splitting off five ''tambons'' from
Huai Yot district
Huai Yot ( th, ห้วยยอด, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Trang province, Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ratsada of Trang Province; Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise):
Huai Yot of Trang Province;
Bang Khan and
Thung Song of
Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
Administration
The district is divided into five sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 50 villages (''
muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...
s''). Khlong Pang is a township (''
thesaban tambon
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The mu ...
'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Khlong Pang. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Notable people
*
Oleydong Sithsamerchai: professional boxer
References
External links
(Thai)
amphoe.com
Districts of Trang province
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