Ranong

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Ranong
ระนอง
Town
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Ranong
Coordinates: 9°57′43″N98°38′20″E / 9.96194°N 98.63889°E / 9.96194; 98.63889
CountryThailand
Provinces Ranong Province
District Mueang Ranong District
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2005)
16,163
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)

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.

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Geography

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.

Climate

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.

Climate data for Ranong (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)36.4
(97.5)		38.3
(100.9)		39.6
(103.3)		39.1
(102.4)		38.7
(101.7)		35.3
(95.5)		34.8
(94.6)		34.0
(93.2)		34.5
(94.1)		35.2
(95.4)		35.4
(95.7)		35.0
(95.0)		39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)32.5
(90.5)		33.7
(92.7)		34.7
(94.5)		34.5
(94.1)		32.7
(90.9)		31.4
(88.5)		30.9
(87.6)		30.7
(87.3)		30.6
(87.1)		31.1
(88.0)		31.6
(88.9)		31.6
(88.9)		32.2
(89.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.9
(80.4)		27.6
(81.7)		28.5
(83.3)		28.8
(83.8)		28.0
(82.4)		27.4
(81.3)		27.0
(80.6)		27.0
(80.6)		26.6
(79.9)		26.6
(79.9)		26.9
(80.4)		26.6
(79.9)		27.3
(81.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.3
(72.1)		22.5
(72.5)		23.7
(74.7)		24.8
(76.6)		24.9
(76.8)		24.7
(76.5)		24.4
(75.9)		24.4
(75.9)		24.0
(75.2)		23.7
(74.7)		23.5
(74.3)		22.8
(73.0)		23.8
(74.9)
Record low °C (°F)13.7
(56.7)		15.0
(59.0)		18.5
(65.3)		19.8
(67.6)		22.3
(72.1)		21.8
(71.2)		21.4
(70.5)		21.6
(70.9)		21.4
(70.5)		20.2
(68.4)		16.0
(60.8)		15.1
(59.2)		13.7
(56.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)41.1
(1.62)		19.8
(0.78)		77.6
(3.06)		154.2
(6.07)		485.9
(19.13)		638.0
(25.12)		706.3
(27.81)		771.5
(30.37)		678.8
(26.72)		421.3
(16.59)		130.1
(5.12)		58.5
(2.30)		4,183.1
(164.69)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)3.12.45.410.220.421.623.023.822.819.210.55.3167.7
Average relative humidity (%)72.670.171.575.782.083.784.584.785.684.780.175.079.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 232.5214.7201.5183.0155.0114.0114.7114.7108.0145.7174.0195.31,953.1
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.57.66.56.15.03.83.73.73.64.75.86.35.4
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization [1]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010) [2] (extremes) [3]

Transportation

Phet Kasem Road (Thailand Route 4) runs through the city. Ranong Airport 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. [4]

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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References

  1. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 105. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "54 Burmese dead in trafficking horror". Phuket Gazette . April 10, 2008. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2018.

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