Kapoe District

Kapoe กะเปอร์
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Ranong Province
Coordinates: 9°35′7″N 98°35′46″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Ranong
Seat
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
• Total	657.688 km2 (253.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	19,193
• Density	29.2/km2 (75.6/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	85120
Geocode	8503

Kapoe (Thai: กะเปอร์) is a district (Amphoe) of Ranong Province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Ranong of Ranong Province, Phato of Chumphon Province, Chaiya, Tha Chang and Ban Ta Khun of Surat Thani Province, and Suk Samran of Ranong again. To the west is the Andaman Sea.

The southeastern part of the district is part of the Khlong Nakha Wildlife Sanctuary. The mangrove forests in the estuary of the Kapoe River are part of the Ranong Biosphere Reserve.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 34 villages (muban). Kapoe itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Kapoe. There are 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal area.

No. Name Thai Villages Inh. 1. Muang Kluang ม่วงกลวง 4 3,301 2. Kapoe กะเปอร์ 10 6,832 3. Chiao Liang เชี่ยวเหลียง 7 1,912 4. Ban Na บ้านนา 8 3,000 5. Bang Hin บางหิน 5 4,148