| Official Name: | Tha Thong |
| Native Name: | ท่าทอง |
| Settlement Type: | Tambon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Phitsanulok |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mueang Phitsanulok |
| Government Type: | Subdistrict municipality |
| Established Title: | Subdistrict Adm.Org.-SAO |
| Established Date: | 30 March 1996 |
| Established Title1: | Subdistrict municipality |
| Established Date1: | 24 August 2012 |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 14,270 |
| Population Density Km2: | 602 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 65000 |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Area Code: | 055 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 65010500 |
Tha Thong (Thai: ท่าทอง) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. In this subdistrict is Lotus's Phitsanulok 2 shopping center.
The topography of Tha Thong subdistrict is fertile lowlands. The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Ban Krang subdistrict, to the east by Wat Chan, Nai Mueang and Bueng Phra subdistricts, to the south by Tha Pho subdistrict and to the west by Bang Rakam district. Tha Thong subdistrict lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Nan river flows through the subdistrict. An irrigation canal (Huai Nong Khlong Bueng) flows from Chom Thong subdistrict, through Phlai Chumphon and Wat Chan subdistricts to Tha Thong subdistrict and is an important water source for agricultural consumption and also a raw water source to produce village water supply. The area to the west of this irrigation canal is for agriculture and the area to the east of this irrigation canal is for urbanization.[2]
Ban Wat Chulamani was historically a thriving commercial Nan River port used to transport crops to Bangkok in exchange for currency and gold. King Borommatrailokkanat (1448-1488), accompanied by more than 2,000 followers, was ordained as a monk at Wat Chulamani in 1461. On 30 March 1996 Tha Thong Subdistrict Administrative Organization-SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon) was established. Upgrade to subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) was on 24 August 2012.[3]
The administration of Tha Thong subdistrict is responsible for an area that covers 14,810 rai ~ and consists of eleven administrative villages, as of 2022: 14,270 people and 6,519 households.[1]
| Village | English | Thai | People | Households | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moo1 | Ban Krok | บ้านกรอก | 2,481 | 1,125 | |
| Moo2 | Ban Wat Chulamani | บ้านวัดจุฬามณี | 1,972 | 1,127 | |
| Moo3 | Ban Tha Thong Tawan Ook | บ้านท่าทองตะวันออก | 1,331 | 601 | |
| Moo4 | Ban Jung Nang | บ้านจูงนาง | 994 | 383 | |
| Moo5 | Ban Tha Thong Tawan Tok | บ้านท่าทองตะวัตก | 1,105 | 497 | |
| Moo6 | Ban Rai | บ้านไร่ | 1,861 | 788 | |
| Moo7 | Ban Nong Hua Yang | บ้านหนองหัวยาง | 1,242 | 451 | |
| Moo8 | Ban Wang Krabak | บ้านวังกระบาก | 1,338 | 732 | |
| Moo9 | Ban Phai Wong | บ้านไผ่วง | 704 | 243 | |
| Moo10 | Ban Ton Wa | บ้านต้นหวัา | 644 | 313 | |
| Moo11 | Ban Jung Nang Nok | บ้านจูงนางนอก | 598 | 259 |
Tha Thong Subdistrict Municipality (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าทอง|translit=thetsaban tambon Tha Thong) covers the whole Tha Thong subdistrict.
Tha Thong subdistrict is home to the following active temples, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced by local residents.[4]
| Temple name | Thai | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wat Chulamani | วัดจุฬามณ์ | Moo2 | |
| Wat Si Rattanaram | วัดศรีรัตนาราม | Moo4 | |
| Wat Sawang Arom | วัดสว่างอรมณ์ | Moo6 | |
| Wat Nong Hua Yang | วัดหนองหัวยาง | Moo7 |
The following elementary/secondary schools are located in Tha Thong.[5]
There is Tha Thong health-promoting hospital in Moo5.[6]
The subdistrict is the hub of highways 117 (Phitsanulok - Nakhon Sawan route), 126 (Phitsanulok bypass road) and national roads 1063 (to Bang Krathum district), 1065 (to Bang Rakam district).[7]
All households in Tha Thong subdistrict municipality have access to the electricity grid of Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA).[8]
All households in Tha Thong subdistrict municipality have access to the fixed and mobile telephone network.
There is one postoffice in Lotus's Extra - Moo6.[9]
6,200 households, out of a total of 6,519 households, have access to the water network of Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA). All households have access to the village water supply system in every village.[10]
Residential use of the subdistrict, approximately 60%, is mainly on both sides of the Nan River. Agriculture occupies 35%, of which rice, vegetables, fruit crops and fish farming. Other areas count for 5%.[2]
The following government institutions are mainly situated along highway 117.