Amphoe Srinagarindra
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Srinagarindra is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Phatthalung Province
Phatthalung Province
Phatthalung is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun and Trang.-Geography:...

, southern Thailand
Southern Thailand
Southern Thailand is a distinct region of Thailand, connected with the Central region by the narrow Kra Isthmus.-Geography:Southern Thailand is located on the Malay Peninsula, with an area around 70,713 km², bounded to the north by Kra Isthmus as the narrowest part of the peninsula. The...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Si Banphot
Amphoe Si Banphot
Si Banphot is a district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Banphot.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pa Phayom, Khuan Khanun and Srinagarindra of Phatthalung Province, Na Yong, Mueang Trang and Huai Yot of Trang Province.-History:The minor district was...

, Khuan Khanun
Amphoe Khuan Khanun
Khuan Khanun is a district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Phatthalung, Srinagarindra, Si Banphot and Pa Phayom of Phatthalung Province, Cha-uat of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, and Ranot of Songkhla Province.The Phru Khuan Khi Sian wetlands...

, Mueang Phatthalung
Amphoe Mueang Phatthalung
Mueang Phatthalung is the capital district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Khao Chaison, Kong Ra, Srinagarindra, and Khuan Khanun of Phatthalung Province, and Ranot and Krasae Sin of Songkhla Province.The eastern part of the district is at the...

 and Kong Ra
Amphoe Kong Ra
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Srinagarindra, Mueang Phatthalung, Khao Chaison and Tamot of Phatthalung Province, Palian and Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province.-History:...

 of Phattalung Province, Yan Ta Khao
Amphoe Yan Ta Khao
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Palian, Kantang, Mueang Trang and Na Yong of Trang Province, Srinagarindra and Kong Ra of Phatthalung Province.-History:...

 and Na Yong
Amphoe Na Yong
-History:The minor district Na Yong was established on April 1 1990 by splitting off 6 tambon from Mueang Trang district. It was upgraded to a full district on November 4 1993.-Geography:...

 of Trang Province
Trang Province
Trang is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the western shore of the Malay Peninsula to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun....

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on June 26, 1996, when it was split off from Mueang Phatthalung district
Amphoe Mueang Phatthalung
Mueang Phatthalung is the capital district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Khao Chaison, Kong Ra, Srinagarindra, and Khuan Khanun of Phatthalung Province, and Ranot and Krasae Sin of Songkhla Province.The eastern part of the district is at the...

. The new district became effective on July 15.. At first named Chumphon after the main tambon, it was renamed to Srinagarindra on December 30, 1996.

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official
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Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 42 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....

), and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. Chumphon ชุมพล 14 8,195
2. Ban Na บ้านนา 11 7,268
3. Ang Thong อ่างทอง 8 4,246
4. Lam Sin ลำสินธุ์ 9 5,703

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