Rattaphum ( th, รัตภูมิ, ) 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 ...
'') of
Songkhla province, southern
Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise):
Khuan Niang,
Bang Klam, and
Hat Yai
Hat Yai ( th, หาดใหญ่, , also Haad Yai or Had Yai) is a city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border. It is south of Bangkok, and has a population of 156,802 (2019) in the city itself and an urban population of about 400,00 ...
of Songkhla Province;
Khuan Kalong of
Satun province; and
Pa Bon of
Phatthalung province.
History
The district was renamed from Kamphaeng Phet to Rattaphum in 1939.
Administration
Central administration
Rattaphum is divided into five sub-districts (''
tambons''), which are further subdivided into 63 administrative 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'').
Missing numbers are ''tambon'' which now form Khuan Niang District.
Local administration
There is one town (''
Thesaban Mueang
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
'') in the district:
* Kamphaeng Phet (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Kamphaeng Phet.
There are three sub-district municipalities (''
thesaban tambon'') in the district:
* Kamphaeng Phet (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Kamphaeng Phet.
* Na Si Thong (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Khao Phra.
* Khuha Tai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khuha Tai.
There are three
sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Tha Chamuang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha Chamuang.
* Khuan Ru (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khuan Ru.
* Khao Phra (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Khao Phra.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Districts of Songkhla province
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