Singhanakhon
สิงหนคร | |
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![]() Beach near Hat Kaeo Resort, Songkhla | |
![]() District location in
Songkhla province | |
Coordinates: 7°14′18″N 100°33′10″E / 7.23833°N 100.55278°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Songkhla |
Seat | Sathing Mo |
Area | |
• Total | 228.0 km2 (88.0 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 79,281 |
• Density | 347.7/km2 (901/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 ( ICT) |
Postal code | 90330 |
Geocode | 9015 |
Singhanakhon ( Thai: สิงหนคร, pronounced [sǐŋ.hàʔ.náʔ.kʰɔ̄ːn]) is a district ( amphoe) in the northern part of Songkhla province, southern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Mueang Songkhla, Hat Yai, Khuan Niang of Songkhla Province; Pak Phayun of Phatthalung province; and Sathing Phra of Songkhla Province. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.
The district is between Thale Luang and Songkhla Lake.
The minor district ( king amphoe) was created on 15 February 1988, when 11 tambons were split off from Mueang Songkhla district. [1] It was upgraded to a full district on 19 July 1991. [2]
The district is divided into 11 sub-districts ( tambons), which are further subdivided into 77 villages ( mubans). Singhanakhon is a township ( thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Ching Kho and Thamnop and tambon Hua Khao and Sathing Mo. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. |
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1. | Ching Kho | ชิงโค | 10 | 10,920 |
2. | Sathing Mo | สทิงหม้อ | 6 | 15,361 |
3. | Thamnop | ทำนบ | 7 | 4,458 |
4. | Ram Daeng | รำแดง | 7 | 2,734 |
5. | Wat Khanun | วัดขนุน | 8 | 7,937 |
6. | Chalae | ชะแล้ | 5 | 2,868 |
7. | Pakro | ปากรอ | 6 | 2,571 |
8. | Pakhat | ป่าขาด | 5 | 2,846 |
9. | Hua Khao | หัวเขา | 8 | 14,567 |
10. | Bang Khiat | บางเขียด | 5 | 3,500 |
11. | Muang Ngam | ม่วงงาม | 10 | 11,519 |