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Tha Pho ( th, ท่าทอง) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province,
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. In this subdistrict is Naresuan University with more than 22,000 students.


Geography

The topography of Tha Thong subdistrict is fertile lowlands, with swamps and marshes. The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Tha Thong subdistrict, to the east by Bueng Phra subdistrict, to the southeast by Wat Phrik subdistrict and to the west by Bang Rakam district. Tha Pho 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, Wat Chan and Tha Thong subdistricts to Tha Pho subdistrict and is an important water source for agricultural consumption and also a raw water source to produce village water supply. Swamps in the northeast are Thung Luek and Thung Soka, in the southwest are Thung Nong O, Khlong Nong Lek, Bueng Chan and Thung Nong Luang. Some of these swamps are used by government agencies, such as Naresuan university is located in Thung Nong O and Phraya Chakri military camp is located in Thung Soka.


Administration

The administration of Tha Pho subdistrict is responsible for an area that covers 31,300 rai ~ and consists of eleven administrative villages, as of 2022: 15,648 people and 10,266 households.


Temples

Tha Pho subdistrict is home to the following active temples, where
Theravada Buddhism ''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...
is practiced by local residents.


Infrastructure


Education


Higher education

* Naresuan University with 16 faculties, 184 courses and with more than 22,000 students is leader of the universities in Phitsanulok province - Moo9 The following elementary/secondary schools are located in Tha Pho.


Primary/secondary education

* Wat Sakat Namman school - Moo2 * Wat Yang En school - Moo5 * Wat Khung Wari school - Moo8 * Ban Khlong Nong Lek school - Moo9


Child development center

* Ban Wang Somsa child development center - Moo2 * Ban Wang Won child development center - Moo3 * Ban Yang En child development center - Moo6 * Ban Khung Wari child development center - Moo8 * Ban Khlong Nong Lek child development center - Moo9


Healthcare

* Naresuan University Hospital is a primary teaching hospital and the super tertiary care medical center in the lower northern region of Thailand - Moo9 * Tha Pho health-promoting hospital - Moo9.


Transportation

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).


Electricity

All villages in Tha Pho subdistrict have access to the electricity grid of Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA).
But there are still households without electricity.


Communications

All households in Tha Thong subdistrict municipality have access to the fixed and mobile telephone network.
There are five postoffices in subdistrict.


Waterworks

9,450 households, out of a total of 10,266 households, have access to the water network of Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA).
In every village all households have access to the village water supply system.


Economy

The economy of Tha Pho subdistrict is mainly based on
crop A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. When the plants of the same kind are cultivated at one place on a large scale, it is called a crop. Most crops are cultivated in agriculture or hydropon ...
(rice and corn) and
livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animal ...
(cattle, chickens, ducks and pigs) production. Secondary are
trading Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...
and fisheries.
The following companies play a role in the employment service: * Honda Thailand - Moo6 * Mitsubishi Motors - Moo6 * Nitiboon Co.,Ltd. (BMW and MINI) - Moo9 * Viriyah Insurance Co.,Ttd. - Moo6


References

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