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Thothae (Thai: ท้อแท้) is a sub-district in the Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
Contents
- Map of Tho Thae Wat Bot District Phitsanulok Thailand
- Name origin
- Geography
- Administration
- Temples
- References
Map of Tho Thae, Wat Bot District, Phitsanulok, Thailand
Name origin
The word thothae means "tired", "weary", "downhearted", or "dejected". It is formed from the two elements, "tho" (Thai: ท้อ) meaning "discourage", and "thae" (Thai: แท้) meaning "real" or "genuine".
According to local legend, the village is far from another villages, and the distance can make travellers weary. Despite the negative meaning, residents did not change the village name, only the Buddhist temple Wat Thothae (Thai: วัดท้อแท้) in Thothae was renamed Wat Thong Thae temple (Thai: วัดทองแท้; lit.: "real golden temple").
Geography
Thothae lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Administration
The sub-district is divided into eight smaller divisions called (muban), which roughly correspond to the villages within Thothae. There are six villages, two of which occupy several mubans. Thothae is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). The mubans in Thotae are enumerated as follows:
Temples
The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Thotae: