Raman district

Raman
รามัน
District
District location in Yala province
District location in Yala province
Coordinates: 6°28′42″N 101°25′27″E / 6.47833°N 101.42417°E / 6.47833; 101.42417
CountryThailand
ProvinceYala
SeatKayuboko
Area
 • Total
516.1 km2 (199.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
91,850
 • Density142.2/km2 (368/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code95140
Geocode9506

Raman (Thai: รามัน, pronounced [rāː.mān]; Malay: Reman, Jawi: رمان ) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Yala province, southern Thailand.

History

The name Raman is a Thai corruption of Reman (Jawi: رمان), its original Malay name. Mueang Raman was one of seven kingdoms, into which the Sultanate of Patani was split at the beginning of the 19th century to reduce the power of the Sultan of Patani after a series of rebellions against the Siamese rule. Tuan Mansor was appointed the first ruler and resided in Kotabaru.

In 1917 the district was renamed from Raman to Kotabaru, the seat of administration. In 1938 it was given back its historic name.

Seven sub-districts are scheduled to be split off to form the new district Kotabaru in 2015.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Yarang, Thung Yang Daeng, and Kapho of Pattani province; Bacho and Rueso of Narathiwat province; and Bannang Sata, Krong Pinang, and Mueang Yala of Yala Province.

Administration

Central administration

Raman is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
1.Kayubokoกายูบอเกาะ69,447
2.Kalupangกาลูปัง42,988
3.Kaloกาลอ43,208
4.Koto Tueraกอตอตือร๊ะ55,490
5.Kota Baruโกตาบารู45,418
6.Keroเกะรอ77,374
7.Cha-kwaจะกว๊ะ66,275
8.Tha Thongท่าธง76,983
9.Noen Ngamเนินงาม76,616
10.Baloบาลอ75,386
11.Ba-ngoiบาโงย42,770
12.Buemangบือมัง65,812
13.Yataยะต๊ะ55,374
14.Wang Phayaวังพญา76,759
15.A-songอาซ่อง65,428
16.Talo Haloตะโล๊ะหะลอ56,522

Local administration

There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the district:

There are 14 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ Unknown[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-03-11.