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Country
  
Thailand

Postal code
  
65000

Website
  
ThaiTambon.com

Province
  
Phitsanulok Province

Time zone
  
Thailand (UTC+7)

Geocode
  
650108

Population
  
12,456 (2005)

Amphoes
  
Phitsanulok Province, Mueang Phitsanulok District

Don Thong (Thai: ดอนทอง) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Contents

Map of Don Thong, Mueang Phitsanulok District, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand

Geography

The terrain of Don Thong is generally flat lowlands, with some hills on the eastern edge of the subdistrict. Don Thong is bordered to the north by Ban Pa, to the east by Amphoe Wang Thong, to the south by Samo Khae and to the west by Hua Ro. Don Thong lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:

Temples

  • Wat Don Thong (Thai: วัดดอนทอง) in Ban Don Thong hosts a 600-year-old rubber tree.
  • Wat Ban Rai (Thai: วัดบ้านไร่) in Ban Rai
  • Wat Nam Kham (Thai: วัดน้ำคำ) in Ban Nam Kham
  • วัดร้องยุ้งข้าว in Ban Nong Gwang Lee
  • วัดหนองกวางลี้ in Ban Nong Gwang Lee
  • วัดตาลสุวรรณ in Ban Than Suwan
  • Wat Sa'ak (Thai: วัดสะอัก) in Ban Sa'ak
  • วัดเขาฟ้าป่าหิมพานต์ in Ban Kao Fa
  • วัดเต็งสำนัก in Ban Theng Samnak
  • Wat Pak Huai (Thai: วัดปากห้วย) in Ban Pak Huai
  • วัดลาดบัวขาว in muban 2
  • วัดป่าสัก (บ้านบึงถัง) in muban 3
  • Economy

    The core of the economy of Don Thong is rice farming and raising cow and buffalo.

    Education

  • Dong Thong Wittaya High School (Thai: โรงเรียนดอนทองวิทยา)
  • Government Institutions

  • 2 public health centers
  • Attractions

  • Huai Som Kem Lake (Thai: อ่างเก็บน้ำห้วยส้มเค็ม)
  • References

    Don Thong Wikipedia