- Amphoe Ra-ngae
Infobox Amphoe
thai=ระแงะ
name=Ra-ngae
province=Narathiwat
coordinates=coord|6|17|47|N|101|43|42|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Tanyong Mat
area=435.6
population=144,259
population_as_of=2005
density=331.2
postal_code=96130
geocode=9605Ra-ngae ( _th. ระแงะ) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the center ofNarathiwat Province , southernThailand .History
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Mueang " Ra-ngae was divided from Pattani in the reign of KingRama I by Vice-KingBoworn Maha Surasinghanat . The governor position was Phraya Ra-ngae. The old city office was located nearbyKelantan state. When the first governor escaped from the city, the next governor moved the office to Tambon Tanyong Mat. In 1906 when King Chulalongkorn establishedMonthon 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
* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=287&pv=24 amphoe.com]
* [http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style2/default.asp?npid=199&lg=2 Namtok Sipo National Park]
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