Kapoe district


Kapoe is a district of Ranong province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are Mueang Ranong of Ranong Province, Phato of Chumphon province, Chaiya, Tha Chang and Ban Ta Khun of Surat Thani province, and Suk Samran of Ranong. To the west is the Andaman Sea.
The southeastern part of the district is part of the Khlong Nakha Wildlife Sanctuary. The mangrove forests in the estuary of the Kapoe River are part of the Ranong Biosphere Reserve.

Administration

Central government

The district is divided into five subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 34 villages.
No.SubdistrictThaiVillagesPop.
1.Muang Kluangม่วงกลวง44,481
2.Kapoeกะเปอร์107,717
3.Chiao Liangเชี่ยวเหลียง72,012
4.Ban Naบ้านนา83,436
5.Bang Hinบางหิน54,447
Total3422,093

Image:Tambon 8503.png|thumb|left|350px|Map of subdistricts

Local government

Kapoe is a subdistrict municipality and covers part of the subdistrict Kapoe. There are five subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO : Kapoe, Muang Kluang, Bang Hin, Ban Na and Chiao Liang.
Subdistrict municipalityPop.website
Kapoe subdistrict municipality1,485

Subd.adm.org.-SAOPop.website
Kapoe SAO6,232
Muang Kluang SAO4,481
Bang Hin SAO4,447
Ban Na SAO3,436
Chiao Liang SAO2,012

Healthcare

Hospitals

There is community hospital in Kapoe district with 35 beds.

Health promoting hospitals

There are total six health-promoting hospitals in the district, of which; one in Muang Kluang and Chiao Liang and two in Ban Na and Bang Hin.

Religion

There are seven Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.
One in Chiao Liang, two in Kapoe and four in Ban Na.