Ban Khlong

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Ban Khlong
บ้านคลอง
(English: Canal Village)
Tambon
Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok
Province Phitsanulok
Country Thailand
Population (2005)
 • Total 12,216
Time zone Thailand (UTC+7)
Postal code 65000
Geocode 650114
Chief roadway Route 12
Website ThaiTambon.com

Ban Khlong (Thai: บ้านคลอง) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography

Ban Khlong is bordered to the northwest by Phlai Chumphon, to the east by Hua Ro and the City of Phitsanulok and to the south by Wat Chan. Ban Khlong lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

History

The subdistrict was once primarily farmland, but has recently adapted to urban expansion by becoming a center of commerce.

Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:[1]

No. English Thai
1 - 3 Ban Bang Sagae บ้านเด่นโบสถ์
4 - 5 Ban Khlong (part) บ้านกร่าง

Economy

  • Rice farming
  • Vegetable farming
  • Government business
  • Paid labor
  • Commerce
  • Handicrafts
  • Household businesses

Points of interest

  • Khai Somdet Phra Naresuan Maharat (Fort King Naresuan the Great royal Thai Army base)
  • Forth King Naresuan Hospital
  • Phitsanulok Vocational Technical College (Thai: วิทยาลัยสารพัดช่างพิษณุโลก)
  • Provincial Bureau of Transportation
  • Wat Yang School
  • Provincial Electric Plant
  • Ban Khlong Health Center

Temples

  • Wat Yang (Thai: วัดยาง)
  • Wat Sut Sawat (Thai: วัดสุดสวาสดิ์) in Ban Bang Sagae
  • Wat Gia Kia (Thai: วัดไก่เขี่ย)

References

  1. Pitlocal.org (in Thai)

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