Phrom Khiri ( th, พรหมคีรี, ) is a district (''

amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...

'') of Nakhon Si Thammarat province,

southern Thailand Southern Thailand, Southern Siam or Tambralinga is a southernmost cultural region of Thailand, separated from Central Thailand region by the Kra Isthmus. Geography Southern Thailand is on the Malay Peninsula, with an area of around , bounded ...

History

On 26 August 1974 the minor district (''

king amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...

'') Phrom Khiri was formed with the three ''tambons'' Phrom Lok, Ban Ko, and In Khiri split from

Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat district Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat ( th, อำเภอเมืองนครศรีธรรมราช, ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'') of Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (fro ...

. On 13 July 1981 it was upgraded to a full district.

Geography

Phrom Khiri is located from

Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport Nakhon Si Thammarat International Airport ( th, ท่าอากาศยานนครศรีธรรมราช is an airport serving Nakhon Si Thammarat, a town in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand. History The airport's first ...

, and taking approximately 20 minutes to reach. The district is located in the midst of rubber plantations and surrounded by lush forests. There're small streets cutting through to allow access to the village. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nopphitam, Tha Sala, Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Lan Saka, and Phipun.

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 39 villages (''

muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...

s''). There are two townships (''

thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

s''): Phrom Lok covers parts of ''tambons'' Phrom Lok and Ban Ko, and Thon Hong part of the same-named ''tambon''. Each tambon has its non-municipal areas administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

Motto

The Phrom Khiri district's motto is "The land of fruit, clean waterfalls, precious nature, a variety of folk wisdom, inherit the culture".

References

External links

amphoe.com
Districts of Nakhon Si Thammarat province {{NakhonSiThammarat-geo-stub