Ranong
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Ranong (ระนอง) is a city and the capital of the province of this name on the Northern Andaman Coast in the south of Thailand.
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Thailand -Burma Border Crossing by Boats
View from Market Street in Ranong
A small border city with limited tourist interest and hence still quaintly Thai. Border access via boat to Kawthoung in Myanmar makes Ranong a popular visa run destination.
Ranong is the first southern province on the west coast, located 568 km from Bangkok. It is known for the long rainy period, which lasts for 8 months each year. Ranong occupies an area of 3,298 km², with the Kra Isthmus which is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, and is bordered by Myanmar and the Indian Ocean to the west. Within its compact area, Ranong contains various natural attractions and is blessed with hot springs and unspoiled mangrove forests.
The City centre is actually 7Km from the ocean,