Rattaphum district

Rattaphum is a district of Songkhla province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Khuan Niang, Bang Klam, and Hat Yai of Songkhla Province; Khuan Kalong of Satun province; and Pa Bon of Phatthalung province.

History

The district was renamed from Kamphaeng Phet to Rattaphum in 1939.

Administration

Central administration

Rattaphum is divided into five sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 63 administrative villages.

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.
1.	Kamphaeng Phet	กำแพงเพชร	13	21,302
2.	Tha Chamuang	ท่าชะมวง	15	17,674
3.	Khuha Tai	คูหาใต้	14	11,923
4.	Khuan Ru	ควนรู	9	6,041
9.	Khao Phra	เขาพระ	12	16,804

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khuan Niang District.

Local administration

There is one town in the district:

Kamphaeng Phet consisting of parts of sub-district Kamphaeng Phet.

There are three sub-district municipalities in the district:

Kamphaeng Phet consisting of parts of sub-district Kamphaeng Phet.
Na Si Thong consisting of parts of sub-district Khao Phra.
Khuha Tai consisting of sub-district Khuha Tai.

There are three sub-district administrative organizations in the district:

Tha Chamuang consisting of sub-district Tha Chamuang.
Khuan Ru consisting of sub-district Khuan Ru.
Khao Phra consisting of parts of sub-district Khao Phra.