Tha Tan

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Coordinates: 16°38′00″N 100°20′00″E / 16.633333, 100.333333
Tha Tan ท่าตาล (English: Sugar-Palm Dock)
Location of Tha Tan within Amphoe
Amphoe	Bang Krathum
Province	Phitsanulok
Country	Thailand
Population (2005)
- Total	7,021
Time zone	Thailand (UTC+7)
Postal code	65110
Geocode	650505

Tha Tan (Thai: ท่าตาล) is a subdistrict (tambon) in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Administration
4 Temples
5 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] History

Originally named Bang Phi (บางผี), it was renamed to Tha Tan in 1939.^[1]

[edit] 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: ^[2]

No.	English	Thai
1	Ban Bang Phi	บ้านบางผี
2-3	Ban Tha Tan	บ้านท่าตาล
4	Ban Boo Yai	บ้านบุใหญ่
5	Ban Wangsan	บ้านวังสาร
6	Ban Tha Dindaeng	บ้านท่าดินแดง
7	Ban Nern Sa'at	บ้านเนินสะอาด
8	Ban Thung Noi	บ้านทุ่งน้อย
9	Ban Gai Rawa	บ้านไก่ระว้า

[edit] Temples

Tha Tan is home to the following eight temples:^[3]

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