Ban Bang Krathum

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official_name = Ban Bang Krathum
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native_name = บ้านบางกระทุ่ม
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settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Subdistrict
subdivision_name = Bang Krathum
subdivision_type2 = Amphoe
subdivision_name2 = Bang Krathum
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Phitsanulok
subdivision_type4 = Country
subdivision_name4 = Thailand
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timezone = Thailand
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latd=16 |latm=34 |lats=00 |latNS=N
longd=100 |longm=18 |longs=00 |longEW=E
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Ban Bang Krathum ( _th. บ้านบางกระทุ่ม) is a town in the Bang Krathum Subdistrict of Bang Krathum District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Etymology

The first element ban (Thai: บ้าน) means village. [http://www.thai2english.com/dictionary/ Thai/English Dictionary] ] The second element bang (Thai: บาง) means village or settlement. The third element krathum (Thai: กระทุ่ม) means bur-flower tree "(Anthocephalus chinensis)."

Geography

Ban Bang Krathum is situated in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Temples

Ban Bang Krathum is home to the following two Theravada Buddhist temples:
*Wat Bang Krathum (located downtown)
*Wat Huay Gaew (Thai: วัดห้วยแก้ว, Crystal Stream Temple)

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