Don Thong

Don Thong (Thai: ดอนทอง) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Don Thong

ดอนทอง

(English: Gold Highlands)
Tambon
DistrictMueang Phitsanulok District
ProvincePhitsanulok
CountryThailand
Population
 (2005)
  Total12,456
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
65000
Geocode650108

Geography

The terrain of Don Thong is generally flat lowlands, with some hills on the eastern edge of the subdistrict.[1] Don Thong is bordered to the north by Ban Pa, to the east by Wang Thong District, to the south by Samo Khae and to the west by Hua Ro.[1] Don Thong lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to villages:[2]

No. English Thai
1 - 2 Ban Don Thong บ้านดอนทอง
3 Ban Rai Bueng Tang บ้านไร่บึงถัง
4 Ban Than Suwan บ้านตาลสุวรรณ
5 Ban Pak Huai บ้านปากห้วย
6 Ban Sa'ak บ้านสะอัก
7 Ban Theng Samnak บ้านเต็งสำนัก
8 Ban Nong Gwang Lee บ้านหนองกวางลี้
9 Ban Rong Yung Kao บ้านร้องยุ้งข้าว
10 Ban Nam Kham บ้านน้ำดำ
11 Ban Nai Dong บ้านในดง
12 Ban Rai บ้านไร่
13 Ban Kao Fa บ้านเขาฟ้า
14 Ban Hin Lat บ้านหินลาด

Temples

  • Wat Don Thong (Thai: วัดดอนทอง) in Ban Don Thong hosts a 600-year-old rubber tree.[1]
  • Wat Ban Rai (Thai: วัดบ้านไร่) in Ban Rai
  • Wat Nam Kham (Thai: วัดน้ำคำ) in Ban Nam Kham
  • วัดร้องยุ้งข้าว in Ban Nong Gwang Lee
  • วัดหนองกวางลี้ in Ban Nong Gwang Lee
  • วัดตาลสุวรรณ in Ban Than Suwan
  • Wat Sa'ak (Thai: วัดสะอัก) in Ban Sa'ak
  • วัดเขาฟ้าป่าหิมพานต์ in Ban Kao Fa
  • วัดเต็งสำนัก in Ban Theng Samnak
  • Wat Pak Huai (Thai: วัดปากห้วย) in Ban Pak Huai
  • วัดลาดบัวขาว in muban 2
  • วัดป่าสัก (บ้านบึงถัง) in muban 3

Economy

The core of the economy of Don Thong is rice farming and raising cow and buffalo.[1]

Education

  • Dong Thong Wittaya High School (Thai: โรงเรียนดอนทองวิทยา)[1]

Government Institutions

  • Two public health centers[1]

Attractions

  • Huai Som Kem Lake (Thai: อ่างเก็บน้ำห้วยส้มเค็ม)[1]
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gollark: How does that work? You only have 3 things in a row.

References

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