Ra-ngae District

Ra-ngae ระแงะ
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Narathiwat Province
Coordinates: 6°17′47″N 101°43′42″E / 6.29639°N 101.72833°E / 6.29639; 101.72833Coordinates: 6°17′47″N 101°43′42″E / 6.29639°N 101.72833°E / 6.29639; 101.72833
Country	Thailand
Province	Narathiwat
Seat	Tanyong Mat
Area
• Total	435.6 km2 (168.2 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	144,259
• Density	331.2/km2 (858/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	96130
Geocode	9605

Ra-ngae (Thai: ระแงะ) is a district (amphoe) in the center of 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 was Phraya Ra-ngae. The old city office was located nearby Kelantan state. When the first governor escaped from the city, the next governor moved the office to Tambon Tanyong Mat. In 1906 when King Chulalongkorn established Monthon Pattani, Mueang Ra-ngae was one of the satellite cities of the monthon.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Yi-ngo, Mueang Narathiwat, Cho-airong, Su-ngai Padi, Sukhirin, Chanae, Si Sakhon, and Rueso.

The Namtok Sipo National Park is located in Ra-ngae.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 60 villages (muban). Tanyong Mat and Ma Rue Bo Tok both have township (thesaban tambon) status and cover parts of the same-named tambon.

Missing numbers are the tambon which now form Cho-airong district.

External links

• http://www.rangae.com Website of district
• amphoe.com
• Namtok Sipo National Park