Phanat Nikhom district

Phanat Nikhom พนัสนิคม
District
Typical atmosphere of Phanat Nikhom
District location in Chonburi province
Coordinates: 13°27′8″N 101°10′38″E / 13.45222°N 101.17722°E / 13.45222; 101.17722
Country	Thailand
Province	Chonburi
Seat	Phanat Nikhom
Tambon	20
Area
• Total	450.9 km2 (174.1 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	123,213
• Density	273.26/km2 (707.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	20140
Geocode	2006

Phanat Nikhom (Thai: พนัสนิคม, pronounced [pʰā.nát ní(ʔ).kʰōm]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Chonburi province, eastern Thailand.

Phanat Nikhom is an ancient city dating back to Dvaravati period, called Mueang Phra Rot. Archaeologists found a fortress and city walls within the district area. In the Rattanakosin era, King Nangklao, Rama III established city, called Mueang Phanat Nikhom in 1828. It was changed to be a district of Mueang Chon Buri by King Chulalongkorn , Rama V in 1904. Phanat Nikhom was divided into new five districts: Phan Thong, Nong Yai, Bo Thong, Ko Chan and Nong Irun, Nong Chak, Nong Bon Daeng sub-district in Ban Bueng.

In Mon Nang sub-district, there is a shrine to the Twelve Sisters with the rock they used as pillow when they wandered in the wilderness, as well as a Carissa carandas tree related to the legend.^[1]

Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise), Ko Chan, Bo Thong, Ban Bueng, Phan Thong of Chonburi Province, Ban Pho and Plaeng Yao of Chachoengsao province).

The district is divided into 20 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 185 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Phanat Nikhom covers the whole tambon Phanat Nikhom. Each of the other 19 tambons is led by a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Ko Chan District.

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