Pak Thok

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Pak Thok
ปากโทก
Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok
Province Phitsanulok
Country Thailand
Population (2005)
 - Total 4,554
Time zone Thailand (UTC+7)
Postal code 65000
Geocode 650110
Website: ThaiTambon.com

Pak Thok (Thai: ปากโทก) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

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[edit] Geography

The topography of Pak Thok is fertile lowlands. The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Makham Sung, to the southeast by Hua Ro and to the west by Chom Thong. Pak Thok lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

[edit] Economy

The economy of Pak Thok is primarily based on rice farming.

[edit] Education

  • โรงเรียนวัดไผ่ค่อม
  • โรงเรียนบ้านตูม
  • โรงเรียนวัดแสงดาว

[edit] Demographics

Pak Thok is presently the home to a large Laotian community.

[edit] Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:[1]

No. English Thai
1 & 3 Ban Phai Khom บ้านไผ่ค่อม
2 Ban Nam Thum บ้านน้ำตูม
4 - 6 Ban Saeng Dao บ้านแสงดาว
7 Ban Khung Mo บ้านคุ้งหม้อ

[edit] Temples

  • Wat Saeng Dao (Thai: วัดแสงดาว) in Ban Saeng Dao
  • วัดไผ่ค่อมรัตนาราม in muban 1
  • วัดป่าสัด (บ้านตูม) in muban 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pitlocal.org (in Thai)