Khan Chong

Khan Chong

คันโช้ง
Khan Chong คันโช้ง
Tambon
	Coordinates: 17°04′46″N 100°26′38″E / 17.07944°N 100.44389°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Phitsanulok
District	Wat Bot
Population (2005)
• Total	5,498
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	65160
Geocode	650706

Khan Chong (Thai: คันโช้ง) is a subdistrict in Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography

Khan Chong lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Administration

Khan Chong is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO) and is subdivided into 10 smaller divisions called villages (muban). The villages in Khan Chong are as follows: ^[1]

No.	Romanization	Thai
1	Ban Khan Chong	บ้านคันโช้ง
2	Ban Nong Luak	บ้านหนองลวก
3	Ban Huai Chiang	บ้านห้วยเจียง
4	Ban Nam Chon	บ้านน้ำโจน
5	Ban Nong Krabak	บ้านหนองกระบาก
6	Ban Pak Phan	บ้านปากพาน
7	Ban Kaeng Khan Na	บ้านแก่งคันนา
8	Ban Nong Bon	บ้านหนองบอน
9	Ban Sam Sao	บ้านสามเส้า
10	Ban Prong Khae	บ้านโปร่งแค

Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest

The Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest, recently made part of Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park, covers a significant portion of the land in Khan Chong.^[2]

Sufficiency Economy Village Project

A Sufficiency Economy Village Project is at Ban Nam Chon. Part of the project is a Handicraft Village Project, which produces carved works, furniture, and other products from the wood gathered from the newly flooded area of the Khwae Noi Dam Project. It is a community project aimed at increasing local family income.^[3]

Temples

The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Khan Chong:

Wat Khan Chong Wanaram (Thai: วัดคันโช้งวนาราม) in Ban Khan Chong
Wat Nong Luak (Thai: วัดหนองลวก) in Ban Nong Luak
Wat Huai Chiang (Thai: วัดห้วยเจียง) in Ban Huai Chiang
Wat Nam Chon (Thai: วัดน้ำโจน) in Ban Nam Chon
Wat Ta-khian Tia (Thai: วัดตะเคียนเตี้ย) in Ban Nong Krabak
Wat Nong Bon (Thai: วัดหนองบอน) in Ban Nong Bon

References

^ Nakhon Pa Mak at Pitlocal.org^{[dead link]}(Thai)^{[dead link]}
^ Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ Office of the RDPB Hosting a Trip for the Media at The Royal-initiated Khae Noi Dam Project, Phitsanulok Province^{[dead link]}

[Pitlocal.org-1] Nakhon Pa Mak at Pitlocal.org^{[dead link]}(Thai)^{[dead link]}

[Kaeng_Chet_Khwae_National_Park-2] Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine

[Office_of_the_RDPB_Hosting_a_Trip_for_the_Media_at_The_Royal-initiated_Khae_Noi_Dam_Project,_Phitsanulok_Province-3] Office of the RDPB Hosting a Trip for the Media at The Royal-initiated Khae Noi Dam Project, Phitsanulok Province^{[dead link]}

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