Tha Tan

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other_name = ( _en. Sugar-Palm Dock)
native_name = ท่าตาล
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settlement_type = Tambon
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subdivision_type = Amphoe
subdivision_name = Bang Krathum
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subdivision_name2 = Phitsanulok
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subdivision_name3 = Thailand
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timezone = Thailand
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Tha Tan ( _th. ท่าตาล) is a subdistrict ("tambon") in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography

Tha Tan is the northernmost subdistrict in Bang Krathum, bordering Wang Nam Khu of Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok to the northwest, Amphoe Wang Thong to the northeast, Nakhon Pa Mak to the south and Bang Krathum to the southwest.

Tha Tan lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Wang Thong River flows through the subdistrict.

History

Originally named Bang Phi (บางผี), it was renamed to Tha Tan in 1939. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=56|issue=0 ก|pages=354–364|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF|date=April 17 1939|language=Thai]

Administration

The subdistrict is subdivided into 11 smaller divisions called ("muban"), which roughly correspond to the 8 villages in Tha Tan. Tha Tan is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Tha Tan 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 Tha Tan at Pitlocal.org] (Thai)]

Temples

Tha Tan is home to the following eight temples: [http://www.webwat.net/temple_detail.php?province_id=9&region_id=1&page=5 Tha Tan on WebWat.com] ]
*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