title: Ron Phibun district
text: # Ron Phibun district
  
  Ron Phibun (Thai: อำเภอร่อนพิบูลย์, pronounced) Ron Phibun or Ronphibool is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand. The district is home to the Phud Hong Leper Colony. As of 2020, it provides a home for 133 leprosy patients.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Thung Song, Lan Saka, Phra Phrom, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Cha-uat, and Chulabhorn of Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
  
  ## Administration
  
  The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (mubans). There are three townships (thesaban tambons). Ron Phibun and Hin Tok both covers parts of the same-named tambons, and Khao Chum Thong covers the whole tambon Khuan Koei. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
  
  | No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Ron Phibun | ร่อนพิบูลย์ | 16 | 26,287 |
  | 2. | Hin Tok | หินตก | 12 | 19,431 |
  | 3. | Sao Thong | เสาธง | 8 | 11,435 |
  | 4. | Khuan Koei | ควนเกย | 10 | 4,495 |
  | 5. | Khuan Phang | ควนพัง | 8 | 12,711 |
  | 6. | Khuan Chum | ควนชุม | 7 | 8,395 |
  