Rueso ( th, รือเสาะ, ; ms, Raso) 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
Narathiwat province
Narathiwat ( th, นราธิวาส, Malay: Menara) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan an ...
, southern
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 ...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise):
Bacho,
Yi-ngo,
Ra-ngae and
Si Sakhon of Narathiwat Province;
Bannang Sata and
Raman of
Yala province.
History
Originally the area of the district was ''tambon'' Tamma-ngan (ตำมะหงัน) of Mueang Ra-ngae District, the present-day
Ra-ngae district
Ra-ngae ( th, ระแงะ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Narathiwat province, southern Thailand.
History
Mueang Ra-ngae was divided from Pattani in the reign of King Rama I by Vice-King Boworn Maha Surasinghanat. The governor position ...
. In 1913 it was upgraded to Tamma-ngan Minor District (''
king 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 ...
''), consisting of six sub-districts (''tambons''). In 1917 it was renamed "Rueso". On 1 October 1939 the minor district was upgraded to a full district.
Administration
The district is subdivided into nine 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 71 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''). The township (''
thesaban tambon
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 ...
'') Rueso covers parts of ''tambons'' Rueso and Rueso Ok. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Districts of Narathiwat province
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