Tha Tan
Tha Tan
ท่าตาล (English: Sugar-Palm Dock) | |
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Subdistrict | |
 Location of Tha Tan in the district | |
| Coordinates: 16°38′00″N 100°20′00″E / 16.63333°N 100.33333°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Phitsanulok |
| District | Bang Krathum District |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 7,021 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 65110 |
| Geocode | 650505 |
Tha Tan (Thai: ท่าตาล) is a sub-district (tambon) in the Bang Krathum District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
Geography
[edit]Tha Tan is the northernmost sub-district in Bang Krathum, bordering Wang Nam Khu of Mueang Phitsanulok District to the north-west, Wang Thong District to the north-east, Nakhon Pa Mak to the south and Bang Krathum to the south-west.
Tha Tan lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Wang Thong River flows through the sub-district.
History
[edit]Originally named Bang Phi (บางผี), it was renamed Tha Tan in 1939.
Administration
[edit]The sub-district is divided into nine smaller divisions (mubans), (villages). Tha Tan is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Tha Tan are enumerated as follows: [1]
| No. | English | Thai |
| 1 | Ban Bang Phi | บ้านบางผี |
| 2-3[a] | Ban Tha Tan | บ้านท่าตาล |
| 4 | Ban Boo Yai | บ้านบุใหญ่ |
| 5 | Ban Wangsan | บ้านวังสาร |
| 6 | Ban Tha Dindaeng | บ้านท่าดินแดง |
| 7 | Ban Nern Sa'at | บ้านเนินสะอาด |
| 8 | Ban Thung Noi | บ้านทุ่งน้อย |
| 9 | Ban Gai Rawa | บ้านไก่ระว้า |
Temples
[edit]Tha Tan is home to the following eight temples:[3]
- Wat Pak Khlong (Thai: วัดปากคลอง, Temple of the Mouth of the Canal) in Ban Tha Dindaeng
- Wat Tha Tan (Thai: วัดท่าตาล) in Ban Tha Tan
- Wat Tan Phlong (Thai: วัดตาลโพลง, Bright Sugar-Palm Temple) in Ban Boo Yai
- วัดมงคลพุทธาราม in Ban Wangsan
- Wat Wangsan (Thai: วัดวังสาร) in Ban Wangsan
- Wat Luang (Thai: วัดหลวง) in Ban Bang Phi
- Wat Thung Noi (Thai: วัดทุ่งน้อย) in Ban Tung Noi
- Wat Nern Sa'at (Thai: วัดเนินสะอาด) in Ban Nern Sa'at