Amphoe Si Racha
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| Province: | Chonburi |
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| Area: | 616.4 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 167,896 (2000) |
| Pop. density: | 272 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 2007 |
| Postal code: | 20110 |
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Amphoe Si Racha is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand. Its center is the small town of Si Racha, located at the Gulf of Thailand, about halfway between Chonburi and Pattaya.
[edit] Name
Name Si Racha is probably from Sanskrit Sri Raja via Pali.
[edit] Administration
The districts is subdivided into 8 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 58 villages (muban). Si Racha itself has town (thesaban mueang) status and covers the complete tambon Si Ratcha. The township (thesaban tambon) Laem Chabang covers the whole tambon Bueng, Sura Sak, Thung Su Khla and parts of Nong Kham, as well as parts of Bang Lamung of neighboring Bang Lamung district.
| No. | Name | Thai name | ||||||
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| 1. | Si Racha | ศรีราชา | 5. | Nong Kham | หนองขาม | |||
| 2. | Sura Sak | สุรศักดิ์ | 6. | Khao Khansong | เขาคันทรง | |||
| 3. | Thung Su Khla | ทุ่งสุขลา | 7. | Bang Phra | บางพระ | |||
| 4. | Bueng | บึง | 8. | Bo Win | บ่อวิน |
[edit] Touristical attractions
The town is rather famous for its seafood, mostly served with a very spicy chili sauce called nam prik si racha made from chili and vinegar. It has thus lend its name to Sriracha chili sauces. The town is also the main transit point to Ko Sichang.
North of the town is the temple Wat Ko Loi, located on an island connected with the mainland by a 1.5 km causeway. The temple mixes Thai buddhists and Chinese icons of worship, including a Buddha's footprint.
The main touristical attraction of Si Racha is the Si Racha Tiger Zoo, which had up to 400 bengal tigers as well as other animals on show. However in October 2004, tigers in the zoo contracted bird flu of the dangerous H5N1 virus, probably from being fed infected chicken. 30 tigers died of the virus, another 80 were culled as they were suspected to have contracted the virus as well. The zoo was temporarily closed, but reopened early in 2005. Entry costs 200 baht and includes scheduled tiger shows in the amphitheatre.
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| Amphoe of Chon Buri |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Chon Buri - Ban Bueng - Nong Yai - Bang Lamung - Phan Thong - Phanat Nikhom - Si Racha - Ko Sichang - Sattahip - Bo Thong | ||
| King Amphoe: | Ko Chan | ||
