Tham Phannara District

Tham Phannara (Thai: ถ้ำพรรณรา, pronounced [tʰâm pʰān.nā.rāː]) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

Tham Phannara

ถ้ำพรรณรา
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Coordinates: 8°25′12″N 99°23′42″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceNakhon Si Thammarat
SeatTham Phannara
Area
  Total169.1 km2 (65.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total19,246
  Density102.4/km2 (265/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code80260
Geocode8018

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Chawang and Thung Yai of Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Phrasaeng and Wiang Sa of Surat Thani Province.

History

The district was created as a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 April 1990, when the two tambons Tham Phannara and Khlong Se were split off from Chawang District.[1] A first temporary district office was within Wat Tham Phannara, until the current office building was opened on 4 October 1993. On 7 September 1995 the minor district was upgraded to a full district.[2]

Administration

Central administration

Tham Phannara is subdivided into three subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 29 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[3]
01.Tham Phannaraถ้ำพรรณรา107,864
02.Khlong Seคลองเส084,331
03.Dusitดุสิต117,051
 

Local administration

There are three subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Tham Phannara (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลถ้ำพรรณรา) consisting of subdistrict Tham Phannara.
  • Khlong Se (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลคลองเส) consisting of subdistrict Khlong Se.
  • Dusit (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดุสิต) consisting of subdistrict Dusit.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.