Amphoe Wat Bot

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Wat Bot
วัดโบสถ์
Statistics
Province:	Phitsanulok
District office:	16°58′49″N, 100°20′0″E
Area:	1,326.210 km²
Inhabitants:	37,165 (2005)
Pop. density:	28.0 inh./km²
Geocode:	6507
Postal code:	65160
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Wat Bot (Thai: วัดโบสถ์) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 Temples
5 Transportation
6 Khwae Noi Dam Project
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History

Tambon Wat Bot was separated from Phrom Phiram district and created as a minor district (King Amphoe) on January 1st, 1948. It was upgraded to a full district on June 6th, 1956. The present district office was opened on July 4th, 1991.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Chat Trakan, Wang Thong, Mueang Phitsanulok, Phrom Phiram of Phitsanulok Province, Phichai and Thong Saen Khan of Uttaradit Province.

Wat Bot lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Khwae Noi River flows through Wat Bot District.

Portions of Wat Bot are part of the Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest, which was recently made part of Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park.^[1]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Wat Bot covers parts of tambon Wat Bot, Tha Ngam and Thothae. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Wat Bot	วัดโบสถ์	10	7,978
2.	Tha Ngam	ท่างาม	13	6,267
3.	Thothae	ท้อแท้	8	6,294
4.	Ban Yang	บ้านยาง	11	6,520
5.	Hin Lat	หินลาด	9	4,608
6.	Khan Chong	คันโช้ง	10	5,498

[edit] Temples

There are 34 active Buddhist temples in Amphoe Wat Bo.^[2]

[edit] Transportation

The main roadway from Wat Bot to the rest of the province is Phitsanulok-Wat Bot Road.

[edit] Khwae Noi Dam Project

Between 23-24 February 2006, the Office of the Royal Development Projects Board hosted a trip to the Wat Bot District for over 60 media representatives at the Royal-initiated Khwae Noi Dam Project.^[3] Construction of the new dam is scheduled to be completed in 2007on the 60th anniversary of the King's accession to the throne.^[3] Among the areas to release water drained from the dam for irrigation are Tambon Thap Yai Chiang of Amphoe Phrom Phiram, and the Thothae and Tha Ngam Subdistricts of Wat Bot.^[3]