Amphoe Sichon
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Sichon 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...

) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand...

, southern Thailand
Southern Thailand
Southern Thailand is a distinct region of Thailand, connected with the Central region by the narrow Kra Isthmus.-Geography:Southern Thailand is located on the Malay Peninsula, with an area around 70,713 km², bounded to the north by Kra Isthmus as the narrowest part of the peninsula. The...

.

Geography

The district is located in the northern part of the province. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tha Sala
Amphoe Tha Sala
Tha Sala is a district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phrom Khiri, Nopphitam and Sichon...

 and Nopphitam of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Kanchanadit
Amphoe Kanchanadit
Kanchanadit is a district in the province Surat Thani in the south of Thailand.-History:Originally the town was named Thathong and was located at the shore of Khlong Thathong Mai . During the reign of King Nangklao the town was moved because its location was malaria-infested, and renamed to...

 and Don Sak
Amphoe Don Sak
Don Sak is a district in eastern Surat Thani Province. The ferry port to Samui Island is located in the district.Neighboring districts are Khanom and Sichon and the district Kanchanadit...

 of Surat Thani Province
Surat Thani Province
Surat Thani is the largest of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means City of Good People, the title given to the city by King Vajiravudh ....

, and Khanom
Amphoe Khanom
Khanom is the northernmost district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:The district is located in the north of the province. To the west is Surat Thani Province, while to the north and east is the Gulf of Thailand...

 of Nakhon Si Thammarat again. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand , also known in to Malays as Teluk Siam literally meant Gulf of Siam, is a shallow arm of the South China Sea.-Geography:...

.

The Namtok Si Khit National Park is located in Sichon district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 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 106 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...

). Sichon itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of tambon Khanom. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations.
No. Name Thai name Villages 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. Sichon สิชล 10 14,957
2. Thung Prang ทุ่งปรัง 16 10,595
3. Chalong ฉลอง 10 6,374
4. Sao Phao เสาเภา 16 12,049
5. Plian เปลี่ยน 14 7,726
6. Si Khit สี่ขีด 12 9,109
7. Theppharat เทพราช 13 7,524
8. Khao Noi เขาน้อย 7 5,195
9. Thung Sai ทุ่งใส 8 10,452
 

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