| Official Name: | Tham Phannara |
| Native Name: | ถ้ำพรรณรา |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tham Phannara |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 19246 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 80260 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 8018 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 8.42°N 99.395°W |
Tham Phannara (Thai: ถ้ำพรรณรา, in Thai pronounced as /tʰâm pʰān.nā.rāː/) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Chawang and Thung Yai of Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Phrasaeng and Wiang Sa of Surat Thani province.
The district was created as a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 April 1990, when the two tambons Tham Phannara and Khlong Se were split off from Chawang district.[1] A first temporary district office was within Wat Tham Phannara, until the current office building was opened on 4 October 1993. On 7 September 1995 the minor district was upgraded to a full district.[2]
Tham Phannara is subdivided into three subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 29 administrative villages (mubans).
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There are three subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: