Taling Chan (Thai: ตลิ่งชัน, in Thai pronounced as /tā.lìŋ t͡ɕʰān/) is a tambon (sub-district) of Mueang Saraburi District, Saraburi Province, central Thailand.
The area previously known as "Ban Nong Bua" (บ้านหนองบัว, "lotus pond village"). The name Taling Chan is a name given by the King Rama V, when he visited the people along the connected rivers. Locals built the pavilion for the king on a boulder. Hence, the name "Taling Chan" (steep bank) according to the terrain.
Most of the subdistrict consists of lowlands along the Pasak River, therefore suitable for agriculture.
Neighbouring areas consists of (from north clockwise): Ban Kaeng in Chaloem Phra Kiat, Tan Diao in Kaeng Khoi, Kut Nok Plao and Takut in its district.
Taling Chan is about 71NaN1 from the city of Saraburi. Taling Chan has a total area of 26.516 square kilometers (16,572.50 rais).
The area is administered by the Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) Taling Chan (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลตลิ่งชัน).
Taling Chan also consists of eight administrative villages (muban)
| No. | Name | Thai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ban Tha Yiam | บ้านท่าเยี่ยม | |
| 2. | Ban Talat Nong Bua | บ้านตลาดหนองบัว | |
| 3. | Ban Kok Na Fai | บ้านกอกนาฝาย | |
| 4. | Ban Nong Krung | บ้านหนองกรุง | |
| 5. | Ban Huai Li | บ้านห้วยลี่ | |
| 6. | Ban Taling Chan | บ้านตลิ่งชัน | |
| 7. | Ban Nong Bua | บ้านหนองบัว | |
| 8. | Ban Chao Ek | บ้านเจ้าเอก |
Total population of 4,590 people (2,288 men, and 2,302 women) in 1,840 households.
Most Taling Chan residents work in employees, minority are agriculturists and traders.
Mittraphap Road (Highway 2) runs through the area for a distance of about 31NaN1. Taling Chan is served by the Nong Bua Railway Station of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), whose Northeastern Railway runs pass the area.[1]