Tha Tan

Tha Tan ท่าตาล (English: Sugar-Palm Dock)
Tambon
Location of Tha Tan within Amphoe
Coordinates: 16°38′00″N 100°20′00″E / 16.63333°N 100.33333°E / 16.63333; 100.33333Coordinates: 16°38′00″N 100°20′00″E / 16.63333°N 100.33333°E / 16.63333; 100.33333
Country	Thailand
Province	Phitsanulok
Amphoe	Bang Krathum
Population (2005)
• Total	7,021
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code	65110
Geocode	650505

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 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.^[1]

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: ^[2]

Temples

Tha Tan is home to the following eight temples:^[4]

• 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

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