Phanat Nikhom is a district (amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the northern part of Chonburi Province

Chonburi Province

Chonburi is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi and Rayong. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand. The eastern seaboard is heavily industrialized and underpinned by shipping, transportation, tourism, and manufacturing industries, and second to only Bangkok...

, eastern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

History

Phanat Nikhom is an ancient city dating back to Khmer

Khmer Empire

The Khmer Empire was one of the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew out of the former kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and Malaysia. Its greatest legacy is Angkor, the site of the capital city...

 times. Archaeologists found a fortress and city walls within the district area. In Rattanakosin era, King Rama III established Mueang

Mueang

Mueang were historical semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos, parts of northern Vietnam and the Shan State of Myanmar. Smaller Mueang were subordinate to more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king, as described in...

Phanat Nikhom in 1828. It was changed to be a district of Chonburi by King Rama V in 1904.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Ko Chan

Amphoe Ko Chan

Ko Chan is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on July 1 1997 by splitting the eastern part off from Phanat Nikhom district....

, Bo Thong

Amphoe Bo Thong

Bo Thong is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand.-History:Bo Thong was originally a tambon of Phanat Nikhom district. On December 16 1978 the minor district was created...

, Ban Bueng

Amphoe Ban Bueng

- Geography :The district is located in the center of Chonburi Province.Neighboring districts are Phan Thong, Phanat Nikhom, Bo Thong, Nong Yai, Si Racha and Mueang Chonburi.- History :...

, Phan Thong

Amphoe Phan Thong

Phan Thong is a district of the province of Chon Buri in Thailand.Neighboring districts are Bang Pakong, Ban Pho , Phanat Nikhom, Ban Bueng and Mueang Chon Buri.-Administration:...

 of Chonburi Province, Ban Pho

Amphoe Ban Pho

Ban Pho is a district in the western part of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established by separate a part of Mueang Chachoengsao district in 1903, then named Sanam Chan by Prince Marubhongse Siribhadhana, the governor of Monthon Prachinburi...

 and Plaeng Yao

Amphoe Plaeng Yao

Plaeng Yao is a district of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:The minor district Plaeng Yao was established on October 16 1978 with the three tambon Plaeng Yao, Hua Samrong and Wang Kaen from Bang Khla district...

 of Chachoengsao Province

Chachoengsao Province

Chachoengsao is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Nayok. It also has a short coast to the Gulf of Thailand.-History:Chachoengsao or Paet Rio is a province in the Central region...

).

Administration

The district is subdivided into 20 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 185 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). The town (thesaban mueang) Phanat Nikhom covers the whole tambon Phanat Nikhom. Each of the other 19 tambon is led by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Phanat Nikhom	พนัสนิคม	11,912
2.	Na Phrathat	หน้าพระธาตุ	4,840
3.	Wat Luang	วัดหลวง	2,781
4.	Ban Soet	บ้านเซิด	3,369
5.	Na Roek	นาเริก	8,821
6.	Mon Nang	หมอนนาง	13,614
7.	Sa Si Liam	สระสี่เหลี่ยม	6,772
8.	Wat Bot	วัดโบสถ์	3,054
9.	Kut Ngong	กุฎโง้ง	5,283
10.	Hua Thanon	หัวถนน	4,890
11.	Tha Kham	ท่าข้าม	2,882
13.	Nong Prue	หนองปรือ	5,232
14.	Nong Khayat	หนองขยาด	4,028
15.	Thung Khwang	ทุ่งขวาง	4,158
16.	Nong Hiang	หนองเหียง	12,924
17.	Na Wang Hin	นาวังหิน	7,047
18.	Ban Chang	บ้านช้าง	5,936
20.	Khok Phlo	โคกเพลาะ	2,746
21.	Rai Lak Thong	ไร่หลักทอง	3,386
22.	Na Matum	นามะตูม	2,764

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Ko Chan district.