Tha Tan

Tha Tan
ท่าตาล
(English: Sugar-Palm Dock)
Subdistrict
Location of Tha Tan in the district
Location of Tha Tan in the district
Coordinates: 16°38′00″N 100°20′00″E / 16.63333°N 100.33333°E / 16.63333; 100.33333
CountryThailand
ProvincePhitsanulok
DistrictBang Krathum District
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
7,021
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
65110
Geocode650505

Tha Tan (Thai: ท่าตาล) is a sub-district (tambon) in the Bang Krathum District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography

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

Originally named Bang Phi (บางผี), it was renamed Tha Tan in 1939.

Administration

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

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

Notes

  1. ^ A village with two mubans.[2]

References

  1. ^ Tha Tan at Pitlocal.org[dead link‍](Thai)[dead link‍]
  2. ^ ตำบลท่าตาล อำเภอบางกระทุ่ม จังหวัดพิษณุโลก - ศูนย์ข้อมูลประเทศไทย - Thailand Information Center (in Thai)
  3. ^ Tha Tan on WebWat.com Archived 2007-09-03 at the Wayback Machine