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
SeatKayu Boko
Area
 • Total516.1 km2 (199.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total91,850
 • 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

Further information: Kingdom of Reman

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 Kota Baru.

In 1917 the district was renamed from Raman to Kota Baru, the seat of administration.[1] In 1938 it was given back its historic name.[2]

Seven sub-districts are scheduled to be split off to form the new district Kota Baru in 2015.[3]

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.[4]
01. Kayu Boko กายูบอเกาะ 06 9,447
02. Kalupang กาลูปัง 04 2,988
03. Kalo กาลอ 04 3,208
04. Koto Tuera กอตอตือร๊ะ 05 5,490
05. Kota Baru โกตาบารู 04 5,418
06. Kero เกะรอ 07 7,374
07. Cha-kwa จะกว๊ะ 06 6,275
08. Tha Thong ท่าธง 07 6,983
09. Noen Ngam เนินงาม 07 6,616
10. Balo บาลอ 07 5,386
11. Ba-ngoi บาโงย 04 2,770
12. Buemang บือมัง 06 5,812
13. Yata ยะต๊ะ 05 5,374
14. Wang Phaya วังพญา 07 6,759
15. A-song อาซ่อง 06 5,428
16. Talo Halo ตะโล๊ะหะลอ 05 6,522

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. ^ http://www.law.moi.go.th/pdf/2558_1_19_2m.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-03-11.

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