Hin Lat, Phitsanulok Explained

Official Name:Hin Lat
Other Name:(English: Stone Slope)
Native Name:หินลาด
Settlement Type:Tambon
Subdivision Type:District
Subdivision Name:Wat Bot
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Phitsanulok
Subdivision Type3:Country
Subdivision Name3:Thailand
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:4,608
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:65160
Blank Name:Geocode
Blank Info:650705

Hin Lat (Thai: หินลาด) is a subdistrict in the Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Etymology

Hin Lat means 'stone slope' in Thai.

Geography

Hin Lat lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Administration

The subdistrict is divided into nine smaller divisions called (muban), which roughly correspond to the villages within Hin Lat. There are six villages, but portions of Ban Noi occupy three muban. Hin Lat is administered by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Hin Lat are enumerated as follows:[1]

No.EnglishThai
1Ban Tha Nongบ้านท่าหนอง
2Ban Hin Latบ้านหินลาด
3Ban Noi Nai (Inner Ban Noi)บ้านน้อยใน
4Ban Noi Nok (Outer Ban Noi)บ้านน้อยนอก
5Ban Chanบ้านชาน
6Ban Noi Nuea (North Ban Noi)บ้านน้อยเหนือ
7Ban Tha Pak Huaiบ้านท่าปากห้วย
8Ban Tha Kon Benบ้านท่าขอนเบน
9Ban Nong Phaiบ้านหนองไผ่

Temples

The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Hin Lat:[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pitloklocal.org/songko47.xls Pitlocal.org
  2. http://www.culture.pitlok.net/wat8.html Culture.Pitlok.net