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Phitsanulok Phitsanulok ( th, พิษณุโลก, ) is an important, historic city in lower northern Thailand and is the capital of Phitsanulok Province. Phitsanulok is home to Naresuan University and Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, as well as ...

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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

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Wang Thong River The Wang Thong River ( th, แคววังทอง, , , also known as the ''Khek River'') is a river in Thailand. Its source lies in the Phetchabun Mountains in the Khao Kho District, Thailand.

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Geography

The Bueng Rachanok Swamp is a popular tourist destination in the Wang Thong Sub-district. The

flows through Wang Thong. The sub-district lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

History

Originally named Talat Chum, it was renamed Wang Thong in 1939.

Administration

The sub-district is divided into 15 smaller divisions called (''

muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...

''), which roughly correspond to the villages. There are 15 villages, each of which occupies one muban. Wang Thong is administered by a

tambon administrative organization ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

(TAO). The muban in Wang Thong are enumerated as follows: Pitlocal.org
(Thai)

Infrastructure

Temples

The following is a list of Buddhist temples in the Wang Thong Sub-district:
/ref> *วัดวังทองวราราม in Ban Wang Thong *วัดบางสะพาน in muban Ban Bang Saphan *วัดศรีโสภณ in Ban Suea Lak Hang *วัดพระพุทธบาทเขาสมอแคลง in Ban Kao Samo Khlaeng *วัดราชคีรีหิรัญยาราม in Ban Kao Samo Khlaeng *วัดวังพรม in Ban Wang Phrom *Wat Bueng Rachanok ( th, วัดบึงราชนก) in Ban Bueng Rachanok *วัดคลองเรือ in Ban Rong Bom *วัดวชิรธรรมาวาส (ธ) in Ban Kao Samo Khlaeng *วัดมงคลนิมิต in Ban Than Prong

Radio

*There is one radio station broadcast from Wang Thong, the Sathaanii Witthayu Ratthasaphaa (Parliament Radio Station). The frequency is 92.25 FM.
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References

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