Ranong

Province

Ranong ( Thai: ระนอง ) is a city ( เทศบาล เมือง แพร่ ) in the Thai province of Phrae. It is the capital of the district ( Amphoe ) Mueang Ranong and the capital of the Ranong province in the southern region of Thailand.

The city of Ranong has 14 898 inhabitants. (2012 )

Location

Ranong is the most northerly provincial capital of Thailand which lies on the Indian Ocean. It is drained by the Maenam Ranong and is situated opposite the Victoria Point, which forms the southernmost point of mainland Myanmar simultaneously. Ranong is one of the rainiest cities in Thailand and surrounded by wild mountains and rainforest. Ranong is located approximately 560 kilometers south of Bangkok.

The large mouth of Maenam Kraburi is protected in the northern part of the district Mueang Ranong as a wetland under the Ramsar Convention. The eastern bank of the estuary north of the provincial capital, is part of the Lam Nam Kraburi National Park ( Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติ ลำน้ำ กระบุรี ).

Economic importance and

For a long time wore fishing and tin mines in the wealth of the city. Since the decline of prices on the world market, the plantation economy was strengthened, bringing the rich crops of coffee, Kayu ( cashew nuts ) and fruit.

History

Ranong was founded in the mid 18th century by Chinese immigrants who were working in the nearby tin mines. The Portuguese were the first Europeans who came here and later received permission to build a trading venue.

Attractions

• Raksawarin Park (บ่อน้ำร้อนและสวนสาธารณะรักษะวาริน) - Here arises from an approximately 70 ° C hot sulphurous thermal spring, the park is located on the grounds of a Buddhist temple ( Wat Tapotharam - วัด ตะ โป ธารา ม ). The park is a tourist attraction since 1890, when King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V ) visited the hot spring.
• Cityscape - the influence of the Chinese and Portuguese is clearly in the townscape, for example, two-storey houses and arcades