Suk Samran district

Suk Samran สุขสำราญ
District
District location in Ranong province
Coordinates: 9°20′41″N 98°25′46″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Ranong
Seat	Kamphuan
Area
• Total	395.0 km^2 (152.5 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	14,594
• Density	37/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
ISO 3166 code	TH-8505
Postal code	85120

Suk Samran (Thai: สุขสำราญ, pronounced [sùk sǎm.rāːn]) is a district (amphoe) of Ranong province, southern Thailand.

History

The district was created on 1 April 1992 by splitting off the southern part of Kapoe district.[2] On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[3] On 24 August the upgrade became official .[4]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Kapoe of Ranong Province, Ban Ta Khun of Surat Thani province, and Khura Buri of Phang Nga province. To the west is the Andaman Sea.

The eastern half of the district is part of the Khlong Nakha Wildlife Sanctuary.

Administration

Provincial government

The district is divided into two subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 15 villages (muban).[1]

No.	Subdistrict	Thai	Villages	Pop.
1.	Nakha	นาคา	8	7,565
2.	Kamphuan	กำพวน	7	7,029
		Total	15	14,594

Map of Subdistricts

Local government

As of December 2023 there is Kamphuan subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) and Nakha subdistrict administrative organization - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo to).[1]

Kamphuan subdistrict mun.

7,029

kumpuan.go.th

Nakha subd.adm.org. - SAO

7,565

naka.go.th

References

1. "Official statistics registration systems". Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 6 January 2025, year 2023 >village level >ExcelFile >no.8501-8599 >Excel line 85759-85992
2. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอกะเปอร์ จังหวัดระนอง ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอสุขสำราญ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 109 (53 ง): 20. April 22, 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011.
3. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16.
4. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.