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 The first Southern province bordering
the Indian Ocean is Ranong, located some 568 kms. from Bangkok. Ranong
is very famous even though it is very small occupying an area of only
3,298 square kilometers, because it is Thailand's rainiest province, and
also its narrowest.
The Kra Isthmus, the narrowest part of the Malayan Peninsula is Located
here. Ranong is a longnarrow plot of land extending 169 kms. from north
to south, and only 9m kms. at its narrowest. Most of the province is
rainforested mountains bordering on Chumphon to the north, Surat Thani
and Phang-nga to the south, Chumphon to the east and Myanmar to the
northwest. Ranong is administratively divided into four Amphoes and one
King Amphoe Amphoe Muang, Kra Brui, Kapoe, La-un and King Amphoe Suk
Samran.
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