Khan Chong

Khan Chong
คันโช้ง
Tambon
Coordinates: 17°04′46″N 100°26′38″E / 17.07944°N 100.44389°E / 17.07944; 100.44389Coordinates: 17°04′46″N 100°26′38″E / 17.07944°N 100.44389°E / 17.07944; 100.44389
Country Thailand
Province Phitsanulok
Amphoe Wat Bot
Population (2005)
  Total 5,498
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 65160
Geocode 650706

Khan Chong (Thai: คันโช้ง) is a subdistrict in Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography

Khan Chong lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Administration

Khan Chong is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO) and is subdivided into 10 smaller divisions called villages (muban). The villages in Khan Chong are as follows: [1]

No. Romanization Thai
1 Ban Khan Chong บ้านคันโช้ง
2 Ban Nong Luak บ้านหนองลวก
3 Ban Huai Chiang บ้านห้วยเจียง
4 Ban Nam Chon บ้านน้ำโจน
5 Ban Nong Krabak บ้านหนองกระบาก
6 Ban Pak Phan บ้านปากพาน
7 Ban Kaeng Khan Na บ้านแก่งคันนา
8 Ban Nong Bon บ้านหนองบอน
9 Ban Sam Sao บ้านสามเส้า
10 Ban Prong Khae บ้านโปร่งแค

Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest

The Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest, recently made part of Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park, covers a significant portion of the land in Khan Chong.[2]

Sufficiency Economy Village Project

A Sufficiency Economy Village Project is at Ban Nam Chon.[3] Part of the project is a Handicraft Village Project, which produces carved works, furniture, and other products from the wood gathered from the newly flooded area of the Khwae Noi Dam Project.[3] It is a community project aimed at increasing local family income.[3]

Temples

The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Khan Chong:

References

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