Tham Phannara district
# Tham Phannara district

Tham Phannara (Thai: ถ้ำพรรณรา, pronounced) 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. 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.

## 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. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 01. | Tham Phannara | ถ้ำพรรณรา | 10 | 7,864 |
| 02. | Khlong Se | คลองเส | 08 | 4,331 |
| 03. | 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.
