Rattanaburi is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the northeastern part of Surin Province

Surin Province

Surin is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et and Sisaket...

, northeastern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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History

Rattanaburi was a Mueang

Mueang

Mueang were historical semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos, parts of northern Vietnam and the Shan State of Myanmar. Smaller Mueang were subordinate to more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king, as described in...

under Mueang Surin, which was converted into a district in the thesaphiban administrative reforms at the end of the 19th century.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Non Narai

Amphoe Non Narai

-History:The minor district was established on July 1 1997, when five tambon were split from Rattanaburi district.Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts...

, Sanom

Amphoe Sanom

Sanom is a district in the northern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The original name of the main town was Ban Nong Sanom , which was a village under Mueang Surin...

 and Tha Tum

Amphoe Tha Tum

Tha Tum is a district in the northern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Rattanaburi, Sanom and Chom Phra of Surin Province, Satuek of Buriram Province, Chumphon Buri of Surin again, and Kaset Wisai and Suwannaphum of Roi Et...

 of Surin Province, Suwannaphum

Amphoe Suwannaphum

Suwannaphum is a district of Roi Et Province, in eastern Thailand. It is named after the legendary country Suwannaphum, which according to Thai tradition was located in the Chao Phraya plain.-Geography:...

 and Phon Sai

Amphoe Phon Sai

Phon Sai is a district in the southeastern part of Roi Et Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Suwannaphum and Nong Hi of Roi Et Province, Sila Lat and Rasi Salai of Sisaket Province and Rattanaburi of Surin Province.-History:The minor district Phon Sai was...

 of Roi Et Province

Roi Et Province

Roi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....

, and Rasi Salai

Amphoe Rasi Salai

Rasi Salai is a district in the northern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Phanom Phrai of Roi Et Province, Sila Lat of Sisaket Province, Maha Chana Chai and Kho Wang of Yasothon Province, Yang Chum Noi, Mueang Sisaket, Uthumphon Phisai and...

, Bueng Bun

Amphoe Bueng Bun

Bueng Bun is a district of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on July 18, 1977, when the four tambon Po, Dot, Siao and Nong Ma were split off from Uthumphon Phisai district. 1979 all subdistricts except Po were returned to Uthumphon Phisai...

, Pho Si Suwan

Amphoe Pho Si Suwan

Pho Si Suwan is a district in the northwestern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was established on April 30, 1994, when it was split off from Uthumphon Phisai district....

 and Mueang Chan

Amphoe Mueang Chan

Mueang Chan is a district of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 1 1992, when three tambon were split off from Uthumphon Phisai district...

 of Sisaket Province

Sisaket Province

Sisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-Geography:...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 163 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Rattanaburi is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Rattanaburi and Phai. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Rattanaburi	รัตนบุรี	17	15,518
2.	That	ธาตุ	14	7,271
3.	Kae	แก	15	6,322
4.	Don Raet	ดอนแรด	16	9,760
5.	Nong Bua Thong	หนองบัวทอง	10	4,649
6.	Nong Bua Ban	หนองบัวบาน	15	10,999
9.	Phai	ไผ่	14	9,573
11.	Boet	เบิด	17	7,702
13.	Nam Khiao	น้ำเขียว	13	5,704
14.	Kut Kha Khim	กุดขาคีม	11	5,912
15.	Yang Sawang	ยางสว่าง	11	4,508
16.	Thap Yai	ทับใหญ่	10	6,142

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the district Non Narai.