Ranong ระนอง | |
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  Ranong Location inThailand | |
| Coordinates:9°57′43″N98°38′20″E / 9.96194°N 98.63889°E /9.96194; 98.63889 | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Ranong |
| District | Mueang Ranong |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9.0 m (29.5 ft) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 16,909 |
| • Density | 4,026/km2 (10,430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 85000 |
| Calling code | 077 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-850101 |
| Website | ranongcity |
Ranong (Thai:ระนอง) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southernThailand, capital of theRanong Province and theMueang Ranong District. The town covers completely the area of thetambon Khao Niwet (เขานิเวศน์). As of 2024, it had a population of 16,909. Ranong lies 586 kilometres (364 mi) south-southwest of Bangkok by road.
Ranong is on the estuary of thePak Chan (or Kraburi) River, oppositeMyanmar'sKawthaung (formerly Victoria Point). TheTenasserim Hills rise directly to the east of Ranong, and another small ridge runs along the edge of the estuary to the town's north. Neighboring subdistricts are (from north clockwise) Bang Non, Hat Som Paen, Bang Rin and Pak Nam.[3]
On 14 March 1936 Ranong sanitary district was elevated to subdistrict municipality.[4]
The administration of Ranong town is responsible for Khao Niwet subdistrict (tambon) with 4.2 square kilometres (1.6 sq mi) and 16,909 people of 8,333 households. Khao Niwet subdistrict is not divided into villages (mubans).
Ranong town municipality (thesaban mueang) covers the whole Khao Niwet subdistrict.
There isgeneral hospital in Ranong with 300 beds.
There is nohealth-promoting hospital in the town.
There are two schools in the town:
There are two active temples, whereTheravada Buddhism is practised by local residents:[7]
| Temple name | Thai |
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| Wat Suwankhiri | วัดสุวรรณคีรี |
| Wat Uppanantharam | วัดอุปนันตราม |
Ranong has atropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classificationAm). There is little variation in the temperature throughout the year, although the pre-monsoon months (February to April) are somewhat hotter in the day. However, Ranong's position to the west of the Tenasserim Hills means that themonsoon season's rains are greatly amplified, resulting in torrential rains from May until October, and significant rainfall in the transition months of April and November.
| Climate data for Ranong (1991–2020, extremes 1951-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.4 (97.5) | 38.3 (100.9) | 39.6 (103.3) | 39.1 (102.4) | 38.7 (101.7) | 35.3 (95.5) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.2 (95.4) | 35.4 (95.7) | 35.0 (95.0) | 39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.7 (92.7) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.5 (94.1) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.2 (89.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.3 (81.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.8 (74.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.2 (68.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.1 (59.2) | 13.7 (56.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 41.1 (1.62) | 19.8 (0.78) | 77.6 (3.06) | 154.2 (6.07) | 485.9 (19.13) | 638.0 (25.12) | 706.3 (27.81) | 771.5 (30.37) | 678.8 (26.72) | 421.3 (16.59) | 130.1 (5.12) | 58.5 (2.30) | 4,183.1 (164.69) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 10.2 | 20.4 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 19.2 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 167.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 72.6 | 70.1 | 71.5 | 75.7 | 82.0 | 83.7 | 84.5 | 84.7 | 85.6 | 84.7 | 80.1 | 75.0 | 79.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 232.5 | 214.7 | 201.5 | 183.0 | 155.0 | 114.0 | 114.7 | 114.7 | 108.0 | 145.7 | 174.0 | 195.3 | 1,953.1 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Source 1:World Meteorological Organization[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[9](extremes)[10] | |||||||||||||
Phet Kasem Road (Thailand Route 4) runs through the city.Ranong Airport is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of town.
ThePort Authority of Thailand operates the Ranong Port, which is Thailand's principalIndian Ocean port. In 2008, theRanong human-smuggling incident resulted in 54 deaths.[11]
Several ferries are connecting toKawthaung, Myanmar, which can be accessed by foreigners without visa. There also is a boat from Ranong to the Burmese resort islandThahtay Kyun.
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