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Tha Tan

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Country
  
Thailand

Postal code
  
65110

Population
  
7,021 (2005)

Geocode
  
650505

Time zone
  
ICT (UTC+7)

Local time
  
Thursday 3:25 PM

Province
  
Phitsanulok Province

Tha Tan

Weather
  
36°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 44% Humidity

Amphoes
  
Phitsanulok Province, Bang Krathum District

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

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Map of Tha Tan, Bang Krathum District, Phitsanulok 65110, Thailand

Geography

Tha Tan is the northernmost sub-district in Bang Krathum, bordering Wang Nam Khu of Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok to the north-west, Amphoe Wang Thong to the north-east, Nakhon Pa Mak to the south and Bang Krathum to the south-west.

Tha Tan lies within 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 subdivided into nine smaller divisions called (muban), which roughly correspond to the eight villages in Tha Tan. Tha Tan is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Tha Tan are enumerated as follows:

Temples

Tha Tan is home to the following eight temples:

  • 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
  • References

    Tha Tan Wikipedia