Geography
The district is located in the eastern part of the province. It stretches from the coast to the Bandon Bay of the Gulf of Thailand in the north, the low river valley of the Tapi River to the west, and the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range in the south and west. The Tai Rom Yen National Park was created on December 31, 1991, protecting the forested hills of that mountain range. The main river in the district is the Thathong River, which empties into the Tapi estuary.
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Don Sak, Sichon and Nopphitam of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Ban Na San and Mueang Surat Thani.
The main road through the district is Thailand Route 401, which connects Kanchanadit with the town Surat Thani. Thailand Route 44 begins at Route 401 and runs to the southwest as part of a landbridge across the Malay Peninsula.
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