- Phukhao Thong
Infobox Tambon
name=Phukhao Thong
thai=ภูเขาทอง
province=Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
district=Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
area=44.91
area_rai=28069
population=2,748
population_as_of=2005
density=
geocode=140108
postal_code=13000Phukhao Thong ( _th. ภูเขาทอง) is a subdistrict ("
tambon ") in the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, administrated by Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district in centralThailand .Geography
The subdistrict is located on the
Chao Phraya river about 71 km north ofBangkok and about 3 km north-west of the city of Ayutthaya. Tourist sites includeChedi Phukhao Thong and the adjacent monument to KingNaresuan of Ayutthaya.Neighboring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise) Wat Tum, Lum Phli, Tha Wasukri, Ban Pom and Ban Mai.
Economy
Employment in Phukhao Thong is based on the retail and service industries. Products exported from the "tambon" include hammocks, fish-shaped mobiles made from palm leaves and representing the emblem of Ayutthaya, and fans made from peacock feathers. [cite web|url=http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=140108|title=Phukhao Thong on Thaitambon.com|language=Thai]
Administration
The whole subdistrict is administrated by a
Tambon administrative organization (TAO), created in 1999. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=116|issue=พิเศษ 82 ง|pages=3–38|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง จัดตั้งองค์การบริหารส่วนตำบล (จำนวน ๓๕๐ แห่ง)|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/E/082/3.PDF|date=1999-10-15|language=Thai] It is subdivided into 4 villages ("muban ").References
External links
* [http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=140108 Phukhao Thong on Thaitambon.com] (Thai)
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