Si Racha is in an industrial zone consisting of manufacturing and shipping industries, supported by the port of Laem Chabang, 20th largest in the world. With Chonburi to the north and Pattaya, Bang Lamung township, Laem Chabang to the south, it forms the bulk of the economic zone of the eastern seaboard of Thailand, a fast-growing area that is second to only greater Bangkok in population and wealth.[citation needed] Due to its infrastructure, Laem Chabang and the eastern seaboard in general, is the nation's leading entrepôt.[2]
As of 2019[update] the population of the district was 323,797.[3]
Around the 1930s, Si Racha sea was known as a shark-infested area. They used to attack humans such as villagers, fishermen, and even a German tourist.[4]
Laem Chabang (Thai: เทศบาลนครแหลมฉบัง) consisting of sub-district Thung Sukhla and parts of sub-districts Surasak, Bueng, Nong Kham, and Bang Lamung.
Chao Phraya Surasak (Thai: เทศบาลนครเจ้าพระยาสุรศักดิ์) consisting of parts of sub-districts Surasak, Bueng, Nong Kham, Khao Khansong, and Bo Win.
There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district: Si Racha (Thai: เทศบาลเมืองศรีราชา) consisting of sub-district Si Racha, and one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon), Bang Phra (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางพระ) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Phra.
Nong Kham (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองขาม) consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Kham.
Khao Khansong (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเขาคันทรง) consisting of parts of sub-district Khao Khansong.
Bang Phra (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบางพระ) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Phra.
Bo Win (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ่อวิน) consisting of parts of sub-district Bo Win.
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^Note: An alternative spelling is Sri Racha. Si Racha is the official transcription of the Thai pronunciation attributable to the fact that the consonant cluster /sr/ doesn't occur natively in Thai speech [1].