Tham Phannara district
District in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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Tham Phannara (Thai: ถ้ำพรรณรา, pronounced [tʰâm pʰān.nā.rāː]) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.
Tham Phannara
ถ้ำพรรณรา | |
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District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province | |
| Coordinates: 8°25′12″N 99°23′42″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Seat | Tham Phannara |
| Area | |
• Total | 169.1 km2 (65.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 19,246 |
| • Density | 102.4/km2 (265/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 80260 |
| Geocode | 8018 |
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).
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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.
