Tha Tan Explained

Official Name:Tha Tan
Other Name:(English: Sugar-Palm Dock)
Native Name:ท่าตาล
Settlement Type:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Bang Krathum District
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Phitsanulok
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:7,021
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.6333°N 100.3333°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:65110
Blank Name:Geocode
Blank Info:650505

Tha Tan (Thai: ท่าตาล) is a sub-district (tambon) in the Bang Krathum District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography

Tha Tan is the northernmost sub-district in Bang Krathum, bordering Wang Nam Khu of Mueang Phitsanulok District to the north-west, Wang Thong District to the north-east, Nakhon Pa Mak to the south and Bang Krathum to the south-west.

Tha Tan lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Wang Thong River flows through the sub-district.

History

Originally named Bang Phi (บางผี), it was renamed Tha Tan in 1939.[1]

Administration

The sub-district is divided into nine smaller divisions (mubans), (villages). Tha Tan is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Tha Tan are enumerated as follows:[2]

No.EnglishThai
1Ban Bang Phiบ้านบางผี
2-3Ban Tha Tanบ้านท่าตาล
4Ban Boo Yaiบ้านบุใหญ่
5Ban Wangsanบ้านวังสาร
6Ban Tha Dindaengบ้านท่าดินแดง
7Ban Nern Sa'atบ้านเนินสะอาด
8Ban Thung Noiบ้านทุ่งน้อย
9Ban Gai Rawaบ้านไก่ระว้า

Temples

Tha Tan is home to the following eight temples:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 56. ก. 354–364. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219071714/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. dead. February 19, 2009. April 17, 1939. Thai.
  2. 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 Tha Tan at Pitlocal.org
  3. http://www.webwat.net/temple_detail.php?province_id=9&region_id=1&page=5 Tha Tan on WebWat.com