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Ban Bang Krathum

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Country
  
Thailand

Postal code
  
65110

Province
  
Phitsanulok Province

Time zone
  
Thailand (UTC+7)

Local time
  
Wednesday 9:15 PM

Ban Bang Krathum

Weather
  
30°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 44% Humidity

Amphoes
  
Phitsanulok Province, Bang Krathum District, Bang Krathum Subdistrict

Ban Bang Krathum (Thai: บ้านบางกระทุ่ม) is a town in the Bang Krathum Subdistrict of Bang Krathum District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

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Etymology

The first element ban (Thai: บ้าน) means village. The second element bang (Thai: บาง) means village or settlement. The third element krathum (Thai: กระทุ่ม) means bur-flower tree (Anthocephalus chinensis).

Geography

Ban Bang Krathum is situated in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Temples

Ban Bang Krathum is home to the following two Theravada Buddhist temples:

  • Wat Bang Krathum (located downtown)
  • Wat Huay Gaew (Thai: วัดห้วยแก้ว, Crystal Stream Temple)

    • References

    Ban Bang Krathum Wikipedia
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