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 / 8.35833; 100.20667
CountryThailand
ProvinceNakhon Si Thammarat
SeatPak Phanang Fang Tawan-ok
Area
  Total
422.5 km2 (163.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
97,153
  Density254.4/km2 (659/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code80140
Geocode8012

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.