Ron Phibun District

Ron Phibun
ร่อนพิบูลย์
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Coordinates: 8°10′48″N 99°51′18″E / 8.18000°N 99.85500°E / 8.18000; 99.85500Coordinates: 8°10′48″N 99°51′18″E / 8.18000°N 99.85500°E / 8.18000; 99.85500
Country Thailand
Province Nakhon Si Thammarat
Seat Ron Phibun
Area
 • Total 335.5 km2 (129.5 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 82,754
 • Density 246.7/km2 (639/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code 80130
Geocode 8013

Ron Phibun (Thai: ร่อนพิบูลย์, pronounced [rɔ̂n pʰí(ʔ).būːn]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Thung Song, Lan Saka, Phra Phrom, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Cha-uat, and Chulabhorn of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (muban). There are three townships (thesaban tambon). Ron Phibun and Hin Tok both covers parts of the same-named tambon, and Khao Chum Thong covers the whole tambon Khuan Koei. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Ron Phibunร่อนพิบูลย์1626,287
2.Hin Tokหินตก1219,431
3.Sao Thongเสาธง811,435
4.Khuan Koeiควนเกย104,495
5.Khuan Phangควนพัง812,711
6.Khuan Chumควนชุม78,395
  
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