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Ranong is one of Thailand's
southern provinces. Located on the coast of the Andaman
Sea, 568 kilometers south of Bangkok, Ranong encompasses
an area of 3,298 square kilometers. The province shares
borders with Myanmar (Burma) and the Thai province of
Chumphon. Geographically, in addition to sixty-two islands,
long expanses of sandy beaches, unspoiled forests and
waterfalls, parks, and a world sanctuary zone, Ranong
finds the Kra, the narrowest point on the Malayan Peninsula,
located within its borders. Administratively, Ranong
is divided into five districts, Muang, La-un, Kra Buri,
and Kapur, and one subdistrict, Suksamran.
Boundary
North - Borders Amphoe
Tha Sae (Chumphon) and Myanmar.
South - Borders Amphoe Khirirat Nikom
(Surat Thani) and Amphoe Khura Buri (Phang Nga).
East - Borders Amphoe Muang, Amphoe
Sawi and Amphoe Pha To (Chumphon).
West - Borders Ko Song (Myanmar) and
Indian Ocean.
From Ranong city to nearby provinces
- Chumphon 122 kms.
- Ta Kua Pa, Phang-Nga 174 kms.
- Lang Suan-Surat Thani 223 kms.
- Phuket 300 kms. From Ranong city to its districts
From Ranong city to its districts
- Amphoe Kra Buri 57 kms.
- Amphoe La Un 43 kms.
- Amphoe Ka Poe 52 kms.
- Suk Samran subdistrict 85 kms.
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