Official Name: | Khan Chong |
Native Name: | คันโช้ง |
Settlement Type: | Tambon |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Wat Bot |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Phitsanulok |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 5,498 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 17.0794°N 100.4439°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 65160 |
Blank Name: | Geocode |
Blank Info: | 650706 |
Khan Chong (Thai: คันโช้ง) is a subdistrict in Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
Khan Chong lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Khan Chong is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO) and is subdivided into 10 smaller divisions called villages (muban). The villages in Khan Chong are as follows:[1]
No. | Romanization | Thai | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ban Khan Chong | บ้านคันโช้ง | |
2 | Ban Nong Luak | บ้านหนองลวก | |
3 | Ban Huai Chiang | บ้านห้วยเจียง | |
4 | Ban Nam Chon | บ้านน้ำโจน | |
5 | Ban Nong Krabak | บ้านหนองกระบาก | |
6 | Ban Pak Phan | บ้านปากพาน | |
7 | Ban Kaeng Khan Na | บ้านแก่งคันนา | |
8 | Ban Nong Bon | บ้านหนองบอน | |
9 | Ban Sam Sao | บ้านสามเส้า | |
10 | Ban Prong Khae | บ้านโปร่งแค |
See main article: Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park. The Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest, recently made part of Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park, covers a significant portion of the land in Khan Chong.[2]
A Sufficiency Economy Village Project is at Ban Nam Chon. Part of the project is a Handicraft Village Project, which produces carved works, furniture, and other products from the wood gathered from the newly flooded area of the Khwae Noi Dam Project. It is a community project aimed at increasing local family income.[3]
The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Khan Chong: