Nakhon Thai subdistrict explained

Official Name:	Nakhon Thai
Other Name:	(English: Thai City)
Native Name:	นครไทย
Settlement Type:	Tambon
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Nakhon Thai District
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Phitsanulok
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Thailand
Population As Of:	2005
Population Total:	10,236
Timezone:	ICT
Utc Offset:	+7
Coordinates:	17.1167°N 100.8333°W
Elevation M:	209
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	65120
Blank Name:	Geocode
Blank Info:	650201

Nakhon Thai (Thai: นครไทย) is a subdistrict in the Nakhon Thai District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography

Nakhon Thai lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's mubans (villages):^[1]

No.	English	Thai
1	Ban Nuea	บ้านเหนือ
2	Ban Noen Sawang	บ้านเนินสว่าง
3	Ban Nakhon Thai	บ้านนครไทย
4	Ban Nong Nam Sarang	บ้านหนองน้ำสร้าง
5	Ban Nong Lan	บ้านหนองลาน
6	Ban Hua Rong	บ้านหัวร้อง
7	Ban Khlong Chik	บ้านคลองจิก
8	Ban Nam Phai	บ้านน้ำพาย
9	Ban Hua Che	บ้านหัวเซ
10	Ban Dan	บ้านด่าน
11	Ban Non Chan	บ้านโนนจันทร์
12	Ban Sai Thong	บ้านสายทอง
13	Ban Mai Saen Suk	บ้านใหม่แสนสุข

Temples

The following is a list of temples in the Nakhon Thai subdisrict:

• Wat Na Phra That (Thai: วัดหน้าพระธาตุ) in Ban Nuea is a wooden building built on top of old ruins of a former temple building. It has a historic statue of a Luang Phor Phet inside an iron cage.^[2]
• Wat Nakhon Thai Wanaram (Thai: วัดนครไทยวราราม), colloquially Wat Hua Rong^[3]
• Wat Klang Sri Phutararam is a temple with ornate murals and a statue of Phokunbangklangtao.^[4]
• Wat Pawee Mok (Thai: วัดป่าวิโมกข์)
• Wat Nong Lan (Thai: วัดหนองลาน)

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 Pitlocal.org
2. Web site: Wat Na Phrathat . 2007-10-24 . 2007-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023141335/http://www.chimburi.com/thai473.htm . dead .
3. Web site: Wat Hua Rong . 2007-10-24 . 2007-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025111342/http://www.chimburi.com/thai471.htm . dead .
4. Web site: Wat Klang Sri Phutararam . 2007-10-24 . 2007-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025112051/http://www.chimburi.com/thai472.htm . dead .