Rueso (, ; ) is a district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', , )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the Provinces of Thailand, provinces, and are analogous to count ...
'') of
Narathiwat province, southern
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
.
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 (, ; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Pattani Malay: ลือแฆะห์) is a district (''amphoe'') in Narathiwat province, southern Thailand.
History
Mueang Ra-ngae was divided from Pattani kingdom, Pattani in the reign of King Rama I by ...
. In 1913 it was upgraded to Tamma-ngan Minor District (''
king amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', , )—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 counties. The chief district ...
''), 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'' (, ) 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'' of Bangkok, whi ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 71 villages (''
muban
Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74 ...
s''). The township (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) 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 ''thesa ...
'') 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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