Ratsada district

Ratsada

รัษฎา
Ratsada รัษฎา
District
	Kapang railway halt
	District location in Trang province
	Coordinates: 7°58′30″N 99°38′0″E / 7.97500°N 99.63333°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Trang
Seat	Khlong Pang
Area
• Total	232.4 km2 (89.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	26,381
• Density	113.5/km2 (294/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	92160
Geocode	9209

Ratsada (Thai: รัษฎา, pronounced [rát.sā.dāː]) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Trang province, Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) Ratsada was established on 1 April 1991 by splitting off five tambons from Huai Yot district.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996.^[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Huai Yot of Trang Province; Bang Khan and Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 50 villages (mubans). Khlong Pang is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Khlong Pang. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Khuan Mao	ควนเมา	15	6,373
2.	Khlong Pang	คลองปาง	9	5,683
3.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	9	4,737
4.	Nong Prue	หนองปรือ	12	7,057
5.	Khao Phrai	เขาไพร	5	2,531