Ranot District

Ranot ( Thai: ระโนด, Malai: Renut ) is the northernmost district ( Amphoe - administrative district ) of the province of Songkhla. The Songkhla province in Southern Thailand is located on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts and territories ( from the south clockwise): the Amphoe Phra Sathing and Krasae Sin in the province of Songkhla, Amphoe Mueang Phatthalung and the Khuan Khanun in Phatthalung Province and Amphoe Cha- uat and Hua Sai in the province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

The western part of the district is the shore of the Thale Noi, the northern of the Songkhla Lake.

Management

Amphoe Ranot is divided into twelve subdistricts ( tambon), which continued in 72 village communities ( Muban ) are divided.

It gint two small towns ( thesaban tambon) in the district:

• Ranot ( Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล ระโนด ) consists of parts of the tambon Ranot,
• Bo Tru ( Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล บ่อ ตรุ ) consists of parts of tambon Bo Tru, Ra Wa and Wat Son

In addition, there are twelve " Tambon Administrative Organizations" (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - administrative organizations) in the district.