Bang Krathum

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official_name = Bang Krathum
other_name = ( _en. Bur-Flower Tree Settlement)
native_name = บางกระทุ่ม
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settlement_type = Subdistrict
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image_caption = Cousins working in "banana factory" in Bang Krathum


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subdivision_type = Amphoe
subdivision_name = Bang Krathum
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name2 = Phitsanulok
subdivision_type3 = Country
subdivision_name3 = Thailand
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population_total = 6,585
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timezone = Thailand
utc_offset = +7
latd=16 |latm=34 |lats=30 |latNS=N
longd=100 |longm=18 |longs=00 |longEW=E
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elevation_m = 42
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 65110
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blank_name = Geocode
blank_info = 650501
blank1_name = Chief roadway
blank1_info = Route 1114
blank2_name = Chief watercourse
blank2_info = Canal to Wang Thong River
website = [http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=650501 ThaiTambon.com]
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Bang Krathum ( _th. บางกระทุ่ม) is a subdistrict ("tambon") in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Etymology

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

Geography

Bang Krathum's topography consists of flat, fertile lowlands. Clockwise from the north, the subdistrict is bordered by Wang Nam Khu (of Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok), Tha Tan, Nakhon Pa Mak, Phai Lom, Ta Fo (of Amphoe Mueang Phichit in Phichit Province), Sanam Khli, Khok Salut and Ban Rai. Bang Krathum lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The town of Ban Bang Krathum is situated on the tambon's chief watercourse, a canal which winds through farms heading northeast to Ban Bang Kranoi in Nakhon Pa Mak, where it joins the Wang Thong River. The canal splits once between Ban Bang Krathum and Ban Bang Krathum, where a smaller branch leads due north to Ban Bueng Lam in Nakhon Pa Mak.

Administration

The subdistrict is subdivided into 11 smaller divisions called ("muban"), which roughly correspond to the 6 villages in Bang Krathum. Bang Krathum is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Bang Krathum are enumerated as follows: [http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:GX9UMhZNdisJ:www.pitloklocal.org/songko47.xls+%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us Bang Krathum at Pitlocal.org] (Thai)]

Economy

The economy of Bang Krathum is based on farming and processing banana products.

Temples

Bang Krathum is home to the following three temples: [http://www.webwat.net/temple_detail.php?province_id=9&region_id=1&page=6 Bang Krathum on WebWat.com] ]
*Wat Bang Krathum Nai in downtown Ban Bang Krathum
*Wat Mae Tiap in Ban Mae Tiap
*Wat Huai Gaew ( _th. วัดห้วยแก้ว, Crystal Stream Temple) in Ban Bang Krathum

References

External links

* [http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=650501 Bang Krathum at Thaitambon.com] (Thai)