| Sichon สิชล | |
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| District | |
A.jpg) Si Khit waterfall, Namtok Si Khit National Park | |
 District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province | |
| Coordinates: 9°0′24″N 99°54′6″E / 9.00667°N 99.90167°E / 9.00667; 99.90167 | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Seat | Thung Prang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 703.1 km (271.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 83,981 |
| • Density | 119.4/km (309/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 80120 |
| Geocode | 8014 |
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Sichon (Thai: สิชล, pronounced [sìʔ.t͡ɕʰōn]) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.
Geography
The district is in the northern part of the province. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Tha Sala and Nopphitam of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; Kanchanadit and Don Sak of Surat Thani province; Khanom of Nakhon Si Thammarat. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.
Namtok Si Khit National Park is in the district.
Administration
The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 106 villages (mubans). Sichon itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of tambon Khanom. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations.
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Places of interest
- Si Khit Waterfall (น้ำตกสี่ขีด): a small waterfall in Namtok Si Khit National Park on top of a mountain 1,303 m (4,274.9 ft) above sea level, covered with various types of rainforests, including a very rich ecosystem.
- Wat Chedi (วัดเจดีย์): an ancient Buddhist temple more than 1,000 years old in Chalong Subdistrict, this place is famous for "I Khai" (ไอ้ไข่), a wood carving in the shape of a child, aged about 9–10 years old. He is believed to be a local boy who drowned in the temple area and became a Kuman Thong. Each day, many people pay obeisance to him to ask for fortune. Vows are often made to offer cock fighting figures or firecrackers.
References
- "Namtok Si Khit National Park". Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "Wat Chedi Ai Khai". ThailandTourismDirectory.
External links
- amphoe.com Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- See Sichon - Hidden Gen of a beach near Suratthani
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