Si Racha district
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Si Racha is in an industrial zone consisting of manufacturing and shipping industries, supported by the port of Laem Chabang, 20th largest in the world. With Chonburi to the north and Pattaya, Bang Lamung township, Laem Chabang to the south, it forms the bulk of the economic zone of the eastern seaboard of Thailand, a fast-growing area that is second to only greater Bangkok in population and wealth.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Due to its infrastructure, Laem Chabang and the eastern seaboard in general, is the nation's leading entrepôt.[2]
since 2019[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". the population of the district was 323,797.[3]
Around the 1930s, Si Racha sea was known as a shark-infested area. They used to attack humans such as villagers, fishermen, and even a German tourist.[4]
Khao Kheow Open Zoo, home of the virally popular Moo Deng pygmy hippopotamus, is located here.[5]
Geography
To the north is Mueang Chonburi district, to the northeast Ban Bueng district, to the southeast Pluak Daeng district of Rayong Province, and to the south is Bang Lamung district.
Administration
Central administration
Si Racha is divided into eight sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 72 administrative villages (muban).
| Tambon | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Si Racha | Script error: No such module "Lang". | - | 23,927 |
| Surasak | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 10 | 68,293 |
| Thung Sukhla | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 12 | 41,580 |
| Bueng | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 9 | 45,724 |
| Nong Kham | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 11 | 47,192 |
| Khao Khansong | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 10 | 10,491 |
| Bang Phra | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 12 | 31,301 |
| Bo Win | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | 40,825 |
Local administration
There are two cities (thesaban nakhon) in the district:
- Laem Chabang (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Thung Sukhla and parts of sub-districts Surasak, Bueng, Nong Kham, and Bang Lamung.
- Chao Phraya Surasak (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-districts Surasak, Bueng, Nong Kham, Khao Khansong, and Bo Win.
There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district: Si Racha (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Si Racha, and one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon), Bang Phra (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Phra.
There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Nong Kham (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Kham.
- Khao Khansong (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Khao Khansong.
- Bang Phra (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Phra.
- Bo Win (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Bo Win.
References
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- ↑ Note: An alternative spelling is Sri Racha. Si Racha is the official transcription of the Thai pronunciation attributable to the fact that the consonant cluster Script error: No such module "IPA". doesn't occur natively in Thai speech [1].
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