| Wat Ta Yom วัดตายม (English: Weeping Eye Temple) |
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| — Tambon — | |
| Location of Wat Ta Yom within Amphoe | |
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| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Phitsanulok |
| Amphoe | Bang Krathum |
| Elevation | 40 m (131 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 5,293 |
| Time zone | Thailand (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 65110 |
| Geocode | 650509 |
| Chief roadway | Route 11 |
| Chief watercourse | Wat Ta Yom River |
Wat Ta Yom (Thai: วัดตายม) is a subdistrict (tambon) in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
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The first element wat (Thai: วัด) means temple; the second element ta (Thai: ตา) means eye; the third element yom (Thai: ยม) means weep, hence Weeping Eye Temple.
Wat Ta Yom is bordered to the north by Nong Phra in Amphoe Wang Thong, to the northeast by Phan Chali in Amphoe Wang Thong, to the southeast by Noen Kum, and to the southwest by Phai Lom and to the northwest by Nakhon Pa Mak. The district consists of flat lowlands with no hills or forest. The majority of the land has been cleared for agricultural use. The Wat Ta Yom River flows through Wat Ta Yom. The subdistrict lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Wat Ta Yom became a municipality in 1999.
The economy of Wat Ta Yom is almost entirely based on agriculture, and the chief product is rice.[1]
The subdistrict is subdivided into 8 smaller divisions called (muban). There are 2 villages in Wat Ta Yom, one of which, Ban Wat Ta Yom, occupies multiple muban. Wat Ta Yom is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Wat Ta Yom are enumerated as follows: [2]
| No. | English | Thai |
| 1 | Ban Wat Ta Yom Thai (South Ban Wat Ta Yom) | บ้านวัดตายมใต้ |
| 2-6 | Ban Wat Ta Yom (part) | บ้านวัดตายม |
| 7-8 | Ban Khok Sanam | บ้านโคกสนั่น |
Wat Ta Yom is home to the following five temples:[3]