Don Thong
Don Thong (Thai: ดอนทอง) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
Don Thong
ดอนทอง (English: Gold Highlands) | |
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Tambon | |
| District | Mueang Phitsanulok District |
| Province | Phitsanulok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 12,456 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 65000 |
| Geocode | 650108 |
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]
Government Institutions
- Two public health centers[1]
References
- ThaiTambon.com
- Pitlocal.org (in Thai)
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