Sichon District

Sichon (Thai: สิชล, pronounced [sìʔ.t͡ɕʰōn]) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

Sichon

สิชล
District
Major Cineplex Theater (Sichon branch) in 2016
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Coordinates: 9°0′24″N 99°54′6″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceNakhon Si Thammarat
SeatThung Prang
Area
 • Total703.1 km2 (271.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total83,981
 • Density119.4/km2 (309/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code80120
Geocode8014

Geography

The district is in the northern part of the province. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Tha Sala and Nopphitam of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; Kanchanadit and Don Sak of Surat Thani Province; Khanom of Nakhon Si Thammarat. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

Namtok Si Khit National Park is in the district.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 106 villages (mubans). Sichon itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of tambon Khanom. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations.

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.     
1.Sichonสิชล1014,957
2.Thung Prangทุ่งปรัง1610,595
3.Chalongฉลอง106,374
4.Sao Phaoเสาเภา1612,049
5.Plianเปลี่ยน147,726
6.Si Khitสี่ขีด129,109
7.Theppharatเทพราช137,524
8.Khao Noiเขาน้อย75,195
9.Thung Saiทุ่งใส810,452
  

Places of interest
  • Wat Chedi (วัดเจดีย์): an ancient Buddhist temple more than 1,000 years in Chalong Subdistrict, this place is famous for "I Khai" (ไอ้ไข่), a wood carving in the shape of a child, aged about 9-10 years old. He is believed to be a local boy who drowned in the temple area and became a Kuman Thong. Each day, many people pay obeisance to him to ask for fortune. Vows are often made to offer cock fighting figures or firecrackers.[2]

References
  1. "Namtok Si Khit National Park". Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. "Wat Chedi Ai Khai". ThailandTourismDirectory.


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