Khan Chong Explained

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.

Geography

Khan Chong lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Administration

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.RomanizationThai
1Ban Khan Chongบ้านคันโช้ง
2Ban Nong Luakบ้านหนองลวก
3Ban Huai Chiangบ้านห้วยเจียง
4Ban Nam Chonบ้านน้ำโจน
5Ban Nong Krabakบ้านหนองกระบาก
6Ban Pak Phanบ้านปากพาน
7Ban Kaeng Khan Naบ้านแก่งคันนา
8Ban Nong Bonบ้านหนองบอน
9Ban Sam Saoบ้านสามเส้า
10Ban Prong Khaeบ้านโปร่งแค

Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest

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]

Sufficiency Economy Village Project

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]

Temples

The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Khan Chong:

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 Nakhon Pa Mak at Pitlocal.org
  2. http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/forprint.asp?npid=187&lg=2 Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park
  3. http://www.rdpb.go.th/rdpb/backoffice/bo/news/images/171_Office.pdf Office of the RDPB Hosting a Trip for the Media at The Royal-initiated Khae Noi Dam Project, Phitsanulok Province