Raman District


Raman is a district in the northeastern part of Yala Province, southern Thailand.

History

The name Raman is a Thai corruption of Reman, its original Malay name. Mueang Raman was one of seven kingdoms, into which the Sultanate of Patani was split at the beginning of the 19th century to reduce the power of the Sultan of Patani after a series of rebellions against the Siamese rule. Tuan Mansor was appointed the first ruler and resided in Kota Baru.
In 1917 the district was renamed from Raman to Kota Baru, the seat of administration. In 1938 it was given back its historic name.
Seven sub-districts are scheduled to be split off to form the new district Kota Baru in 2015.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Yarang, Thung Yang Daeng, and Kapho of Pattani Province; Bacho and Rueso of Narathiwat Province; and Bannang Sata, Krong Pinang, and Mueang Yala of Yala Province.

Administration

Central administration

Raman is divided into 16 sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 90 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Kayu Bokoกายูบอเกาะ69,447
2.Kalupangกาลูปัง42,988
3.Kaloกาลอ43,208
4.Koto Tueraกอตอตือร๊ะ55,490
5.Kota Baruโกตาบารู45,418
6.Keroเกะรอ77,374
7.Cha-kwaจะกว๊ะ66,275
8.Tha Thongท่าธง76,983
9.Noen Ngamเนินงาม76,616
10.Baloบาลอ75,386
11.Ba-ngoiบาโงย42,770
12.Buemangบือมัง65,812
13.Yataยะต๊ะ55,374
14.Wang Phayaวังพญา76,759
15.A-songอาซ่อง65,428
16.Talo Haloตะโล๊ะหะลอ56,522

Local administration

There are three sub-district municipalities in the district:
There are 14 subdistrict administrative organizations in the district: