Ranong

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. Neighboring subdistricts are (from north clockwise) Bang Non, Hat Som Paen, Bang Rin and Pak Nam.{{cite web |url=https://www.ranongcity.go.th/content/information/2 |language=thai |title=ข้อมูลทั่วไป |trans-title=General information|access-date=10 March 2025}}

On 14 March 1936 Ranong sanitary district was elevated to subdistrict municipality.{{cite web |url=https://www.ranongcity.go.th/content/information/1 |language=thai |title=ประวัติเทศบาล |trans-title=Minicipal history |access-date=10 March 2025}}

The administration of Ranong town is responsible for Khao Niwet subdistrict (tambon) with {{convert|4.2|sqkm}} 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 is general hospital in Ranong with 300 beds.

There is no health-promoting hospital in the town.

There are two schools in the town:

• Ban Khao Niwet municipal school.{{cite web |url=https://ranongcity.go.th/frontpage |title=หน่วยงานในสังกัด |trans-title=Affiliated agencies |language=thai |access-date=10 March 2025 |postscript= , Ban Khao Niwet municipal school}}
• Wat Upanantharam municipal school.{{cite web |url=https://ranongcity.go.th/frontpage |title= หน่วยงานในสังกัด |trans-title=Affiliated agencies |language=thai |access-date=10 March 2025 |postscript= , Wat Upanantharam municipal school}}

There are two active temples, where Theravada Buddhism is practised by local residents:{{cite web |url=https://www.dhammastudy.org/temple/ |title=list of temples |access-date=10 March 2025 |postscript= , Sect Maha Nikai no.585010101-585010102}}

Ranong has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). 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 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.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|collapsed=Yes

|location = Ranong (1991–2020, extremes 1951-present)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 36.4

|Feb record high C = 38.3

|Mar record high C = 39.6

|Apr record high C = 39.1

|May record high C = 38.7

|Jun record high C = 35.3

|Jul record high C = 34.8

|Aug record high C = 34.0

|Sep record high C = 34.5

|Oct record high C = 35.2

|Nov record high C = 35.4

|Dec record high C = 35.0

|year record high C = 39.6

|Jan record low C = 13.7

|Feb record low C = 15.0

|Mar record low C = 18.5

|Apr record low C = 19.8

|May record low C = 22.3

|Jun record low C = 21.8

|Jul record low C = 21.4

|Aug record low C = 21.6

|Sep record low C = 21.4

|Oct record low C = 20.2

|Nov record low C = 16.0

|Dec record low C = 15.1

|year record low C = 13.7

|Jan high C = 32.5

|Feb high C = 33.7

|Mar high C = 34.7

|Apr high C = 34.5

|May high C = 32.7

|Jun high C = 31.4

|Jul high C = 30.9

|Aug high C = 30.7

|Sep high C = 30.6

|Oct high C = 31.1

|Nov high C = 31.6

|Dec high C = 31.6

| year high C =

|Jan mean C = 26.9

|Feb mean C = 27.6

|Mar mean C = 28.5

|Apr mean C = 28.8

|May mean C = 28.0

|Jun mean C = 27.4

|Jul mean C = 27.0

|Aug mean C = 27.0

|Sep mean C = 26.6

|Oct mean C = 26.6

|Nov mean C = 26.9

|Dec mean C = 26.6

| year mean C =

|Jan low C = 22.3

|Feb low C = 22.5

|Mar low C = 23.7

|Apr low C = 24.8

|May low C = 24.9

|Jun low C = 24.7

|Jul low C = 24.4

|Aug low C = 24.4

|Sep low C = 24.0

|Oct low C = 23.7

|Nov low C = 23.5

|Dec low C = 22.8

| year low C =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 41.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 19.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 77.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 154.2

|May precipitation mm = 485.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 638.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 706.3

|Aug precipitation mm = 771.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 678.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 421.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 130.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 58.5

| year precipitation mm = 4183.1

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 3.1

|Feb precipitation days = 2.4

|Mar precipitation days = 5.4

|Apr precipitation days = 10.2

|May precipitation days = 20.4

|Jun precipitation days = 21.6

|Jul precipitation days = 23.0

|Aug precipitation days = 23.8

|Sep precipitation days = 22.8

|Oct precipitation days = 19.2

|Nov precipitation days = 10.5

|Dec precipitation days = 5.3

|year precipitation days = 167.7

|Jan humidity = 72.6

|Feb humidity = 70.1

|Mar humidity = 71.5

|Apr humidity = 75.7

|May humidity = 82.0

|Jun humidity = 83.7

|Jul humidity = 84.5

|Aug humidity = 84.7

|Sep humidity = 85.6

|Oct humidity = 84.7

|Nov humidity = 80.1

|Dec humidity = 75.0

| year humidity = 79.2

|Jan sun = 232.5

|Feb sun = 214.7

|Mar sun = 201.5

|Apr sun = 183.0

|May sun = 155.0

|Jun sun = 114.0

|Jul sun = 114.7

|Aug sun = 114.7

|Sep sun = 108.0

|Oct sun = 145.7

|Nov sun = 174.0

|Dec sun = 195.3

|year sun =

|Jand sun = 7.5

|Febd sun = 7.6

|Mard sun = 6.5

|Aprd sun = 6.1

|Mayd sun = 5.0

|Jund sun = 3.8

|Juld sun = 3.7

|Augd sun = 3.7

|Sepd sun = 3.6

|Octd sun = 4.7

|Novd sun = 5.8

|Decd sun = 6.3

|yeard sun = 5.4

|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web

| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Thailand/CSV/Ranong_48532.csv

| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020

| publisher = World Meteorological Organization

| access-date = 12 October 2023}}

|source 2 = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010){{cite web

| url = http://water.rid.go.th/hwm/cropwater/CWRdata/ETo/ETo_PenMon_2554.pdf

| title = ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)

| publisher = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department

| page = 105

| language = th

| access-date = 7 August 2016}}(extremes){{cite web

| url = http://climate.tmd.go.th/content/file/75

| title = Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010

| publisher = Thai Meteorological Department

| accessdate = 4 August 2016}}

}}

Phet Kasem Road (Thailand Route 4) runs through the city. Ranong Airport is about {{convert|24|km|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.{{Cite journal|journal=Phuket Gazette|title=54 Burmese dead in trafficking horror|date=April 10, 2008|url=https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/54-Burmese-dead-trafficking-horror|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130112002803/http://www.phuketgazette.net/news/detail.asp?fromsearch=yes&id=6397&Search=driver|archive-date=January 12, 2013|access-date=September 29, 2018}}

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.

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Category:Populated places in Ranong province

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