Ban Rai, Phitsanulok Explained

Official Name:Ban Rai
Other Name:(English: Farm Village)
Native Name:บ้านไร่
Settlement Type:Tambon
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Bang Krathum
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Phitsanulok
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:4,671
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.6°N 100.25°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:65110
Blank Name:Geocode
Blank Info:650502
Blank1 Name:Chief Roadway
Blank1 Info:Route 1063

Ban Rai (Thai: บ้านไร่) is a subdistrict (tambon) in the Bang Krathum District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

(Not to be confused with Ban Rai, Uthai Thani, which is a district (amphoe) in Uthai Thani Province, Thailand.)

Geography

Ban Rai borders Bang Rakam District and Wang Nam Khu of Mueang Phitsanulok District to the north, Bang Krathum to the east, Khok Salut to the south and Phichit Province to the west.Most of Ban Rai lies in the Nan Basin, although a narrow strip of land on the west side of the subdistrict lies in the Yom Basin. Both basins are part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Nan River flows through Ban Rai at Ban Khok Salut, and the Yom River forms part of the subdistrict's border with Phichit.

Administration

The subdistrict is divided into 10 smaller divisions called (muban) (villages). There are seven villages, several of which occupy multiple mubans. Ban Rai is administered by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The mubans in Ban Rai are enumerated as follows:[1]

No.EnglishThai
1Ban Hua Laemบ้านหัวแหลม
2-3Ban Khok Saludบ้านโคกสลุด
4Ban Raiบ้านไร่
5-7Ban Wat Kwangบ้านวัดขวาง
8Ban Hat Tra Kooบ้านหาดตระกู
9Ban Yan Non Praiบ้านย่านโนนไพร
10Ban Khon Apakบ้านขอนอ้าปาก

Temples

Ban Rai is home to the following four temples:[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pitloklocal.org/songko47.xls+%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87 Ban Rai at Pitlocal.org
  2. http://www.webwat.net/temple_detail.php?province_id=9&region_id=1&page=6 Ban Rai on WebWat.com