Tham Phannara district

Tham Phannara

ถ้ำพรรณรา
Tham Phannara ถ้ำพรรณรา
District
	District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province
	Coordinates: 8°25′12″N 99°23′42″E / 8.42000°N 99.39500°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

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

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]
1.	Tham Phannara	ถ้ำพรรณรา	10	7,864
2.	Khlong Se	คลองเส	8	4,331
3.	Dusit	ดุสิต	11	7,051

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.