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| Province: | Narathiwat |
| District office: | Bang Nak |
| Area: | 305. Narathiwat (นราธิวาส is one of the southern provinces ( changwat) of Thailand. 115 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 108,644 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 356. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 inh. /km² |
| Geocode: | 9601 |
| Postal code: | 96000 |
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Mueang Narathiwat (Thai: เมืองนราธิวาส) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand. A Geocode ( G eospatial E ntity O bject Code) is representation format of a geospatial coordinate measurement used to provide a standard representation A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and An amphoe (sometimes also amphur, อำเภอ am-pʰəː is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Narathiwat (นราธิวาส is one of the southern provinces ( changwat) of Thailand. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
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History
The area of Mueang Narathiwat was originally a village named Menara (เมอนารา or เมอนารอ), under Mueang Sai Buri. Mueang (เมือง Muang ( Lao ເມືອງ Mường () or Mong (Shan were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Later it was upgraded to a Tambon and changed to be controlled by Mueang Ra-ngae. Tambon Manalo grew bigger and bigger, so the government moved the city hall from Tambon Tanyong Mat to Manalo. Then they upgraded Tambon Manalo to Mueang Bang Nara. King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) renamed the city to Narathiwat, but the district still used the old name Bang Nara. Vajiravudh ( January 1, 1881 &ndash November 25, 1925) ( Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua; พระบาทสมเด็จพระมงกุฎเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หั In 1937 the district name was changed to Mueang Narathiwat district as the province name.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Tak Bai, Cho-airong, Ra-ngae, Yi-ngo, Bacho of Narathiwat Province, Mai Kaen of Pattani Province and the Gulf of Thailand. Tak Bai (ตากใบ is a district ( Amphoe) in the southeastern part of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand. Cho-airong (เจาะไอร้อง is a district ( Amphoe) of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand Ra-ngae (ระแงะ is a district ( Amphoe) in the center of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand. Yi-ngo (ยี่งอ is a district ( Amphoe) of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand. Bacho (บาเจาะ is the northernmost district ( Amphoe) of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand. Mai Kaen (ไม้แก่น is the southeasternmost district ( Amphoe) of Pattani Province, southern Thailand. Pattani ( Thai ปัตตานี is one of the southern provinces ( changwat) of Thailand. The Gulf of Thailand (or Gulf of Siam) is a gulf that borders but is not part of the South China Sea ( Pacific Ocean)
The important water resource is the Bang Nara River.
The Ao Manao-Khao Tanyong National Park is located within the district.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 57 villages (muban). Tambon (ตำบล is a local government unit in Thailand. Below District ( Amphoe) and Province ( Changwat Muban (หมู่บ้าน is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. The town (thesaban mueang) Narathiwat covers parts of tambon Bang Nak. Thesaban (เทศบาล are the municipalities in Thailand. Narathiwat is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Narathiwat Province. The 6 remaining tambon are each led by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology | Bang Nak | บางนาค | - | 40,406 | |
| 2. | Lam Phu | ลำภู | 11 | 10,543 | |
| 3. | Manang Tayo | มะนังตายอ | 7 | 7,721 | |
| 4. | Bang Po | บางปอ | 8 | 9,844 | |
| 5. | Kaluwo | กะลุวอ | 7 | 8,382 | |
| 6. | Kaluwo Nuea | กะลุวอเหนือ | 12 | 13,575 | |
| 7. | Khok Khian | โคกเคียน | 12 | 18,173 |
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