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Part 3

General Knowledge about Singha Nakorn

Administration
Local Government: The administration is divided into 9 sub-districts, 59 sub-divisions,

(Announced by the Ministry of Interior on 13 November 2540) as follows: Bankiet Sub-district 5
sub-divisions, Chalae Subdistrict 5 sub-divisions, Pakart Subdistrict 5 sub-division, Pakroh Subdistrict
6 sub-divisions, Ramdang Subdistrict 7 sub-divisions, Tamnohp Subdistrict 7 sub-divisions, Wat Kanun
Subdistrict 8 sub-divisions, Ching Koh Subdistrict 6 sub-divisions (Moo 1 to 6 have some areas in the

Singha Nakorn Municipality zone), and Muang Ngam Subdistrict 10 subdivisions.

Local Government
Singha Nakorn Municipality: Made up of 4 sub-districts of 20 sub-divisions, with an

area of 33.9 square kilometers. Satingmoh Sub-district includes Moo 1-6, Huakao Sub-district
includes Moo 1-8, Chingko Sub-district includes Moo 1-4 and a part of 5, Tumnop Sub-district
includes some parts of Moo 1, and there are 30 communities in the Singha Nakorn Municipality.
Sub-district organization Office: There are 9 offices including, Tamnop Sub-district

organization Office, Ching Koh Sub-district organization Office, Watkanon Sub-district
organization Office, Muang Ngam Sub-district organization Office, Bangkiat Sub-district
organization Office, Chalae Sub-district organization Office, Pakart Sub-district organization
Office, Pakroh Sub-district organization Office, and Ram Dang Sub-district organization Office.

Geography
Singha Nakorn District is located on the national highway number 408 Road of Songkhla­
Ranod, Moo 5 Sating Moh Sub-district, Singha Nakorn District, Songkhla Province. It is situated

northwest of Songkhla Province, west of the Gulf of Thailand, and east of the Songkhla Lake. It is 974
kilometers from Bangkok and is at the following distances from Songkhla: National Highway number
408 around 26.6 kilometers and 6 kilometers by ferry. Singha Nakorn has a total area of 229 square

kilometers or 21,187 rai, with an area outside the municipality of 100,771 Rai and a total area of both
inside and outside the municipal area of 121,958 Rai. There are 58,685 Rai of flat land (48.12%),
there are also mountains and bodies of water covering about 63,273 Rai (51.88%). Connected to the
north to Watjan and Thahin Sub-districts, Satingpra District, Songkhla Province, connected to the south
to the Songkhla Lake, connected to·the west to the Gulf of Thailand, and to the west Koh Noo

and Koh Maew connected to the Songkhla Lake, Kuaniang District, Songkhla Province and Pakpayoon
District, Phatthalung Province.

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