Ranong ( Thai : ระนอง ) is a town ( thesaban mueang ) in southern Thailand , capital of the Ranong Province and the Mueang Ranong District . The town covers completely the area of the tambon Khao Niwet (เขานิเวศน์). As of 2005, it had a population of 16,163. Ranong lies 586 kilometres (364 mi) south-southwest of Bangkok by road.
6-455: Ranong is on the estuary of the Pak Chan (or Kraburi) River , opposite Myanmar 's Kawthaung (formerly Victoria Point). The Tenasserim Hills rise directly to the east of Ranong, and another small ridge runs along the edge of the estuary to the town's north. Ranong has a tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen climate classification Am ). There is little variation in the temperature throughout
12-666: Is a protected area. Lam Nam Kraburi National Park covers most of the Thai side of the estuary, while the Ranong Biosphere Reserve and the Laemson Ramsar Site include areas to the south. The sovereignty of three Andaman Sea islands at the river's mouth remain disputed. The standing agreement, negotiated in February 1982, left undetermined the status of Ginga Island (Ko Lam), Ko Kham, and Ko Ki Nok at
18-998: Is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of town. The Port Authority of Thailand operates the Ranong Port, which is Thailand's principal Indian Ocean port. In 2008, the Ranong human-smuggling incident resulted in 54 deaths. Several ferries are connecting to Kawthaung , Myanmar, which can be accessed by foreigners without visa. There also is a boat from Ranong to the Burmese resort island Thahtay Kyun . 9°57′43″N 98°38′20″E / 9.96194°N 98.63889°E / 9.96194; 98.63889 Kraburi River The Kraburi River ( Thai : แม่น้ำกระบุรี , RTGS : Maenam Kra Buri , pronounced [mɛ̂ːnáːm kràʔ buriː] ; Burmese : မြစ်ကြီးနား , BGN/PCGN : myitkyina, Kyan River ), also Kra ( Thai : กระ ) or Pak Chan River ( Thai : แม่น้ำปากจั่น ),
24-658: Is the boundary river between Thailand and Myanmar at the Kra Isthmus of the Malay Peninsula . The river has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows into the Andaman Sea near the Thai town of Ranong and Kawthaung (Victoria Point), Myanmar. At its mouth, the river is a 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) wide tidal estuary, which contains the largest preserved mangrove forests of Thailand. It
30-525: The mouth of the Kraburi River (Pak Chan River). Subsequent negotiations in 1985, 1989, and 1990 made no progress. The two parties have designated the islands as "no man's land". Ongoing tensions in the area resulted in minor clashes in 1998, 2003, and 2013. 10°02′N 98°36′E / 10.033°N 98.600°E / 10.033; 98.600 This article related to a river in Thailand
36-491: 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 the monsoon 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. Phet Kasem Road (Thailand Route 4) runs through the city. Ranong Airport
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