Pak Phanang district
Pak Phanang
ปากพนัง | |
|---|---|
Pakpanang Old Market, Pak Phanang River View, Pak Phanang Watergate, Laem Talumphuk | |
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province | |
| Coordinates: 8°21′30″N 100°12′24″E / 8.35833°N 100.20667°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Seat | Pak Phanang Fang Tawan-ok |
| Area | |
• Total | 422.5 km2 (163.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 97,153 |
| • Density | 254.4/km2 (659/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 80140 |
| Geocode | 8012 |
Pak Phanang (Thai: ปากพนัง, pronounced [pàːk pʰā.nāŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.
The name of district means 'sheltered mouth', referring to the mouth of the Pak Phanang River protected from the open sea by a long peninsula.