Ban Klang () is a subdistrict in
Wang Thong district,
Phitsanulok province. The subdistrict has a wide forest, mountainous with a flat area interspersed with hills. In 2022 it had a population of 20,174. The economy is mainly based on agriculture.
Geography
The topography of Ban Klang subdistrict is a wide forest, Khao Krayang Forest and Wang Thong River Basin (forest right), mountainous with a flat area interspersed with hills and is located in the lower northern part of Thailand. From the subdistrict is northern part of
Khwae Noi National Park
Khwae Noi National Park (, ) is a national park in Chat Trakan, Nakhon Thai, Wang Thong and Wat Bot districts in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand, it was formerly known as Kaeng Chet Kwae National Park.
Topography
The park consists of long com ...
and western part of
Khao Noi–Khao Pradu Non-hunting Area. The subdistrict is bordered to the north by
Khan Chong subdistrict,
Wat Bot district
Wat Bot (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Phitsanulok province, central Thailand.
History
Tambon Wat Bot was separated from the Phrom Phiram district and created as a minor district (''king amphoe'') on 1 January 1948. It ...
and
Suan Miang subdistrict,
Chat Trakan district, to the east by
Nong Kathao subdistrict,
Nakhon Thai district, to the south by
Kaeng Sopha and
Wang Nok Aen subdistricts,
Mueang Phitsanulok district, to the west by
Don Thong subdistrict, Mueang Phitsanulok district and
Ban Yang subdistrict, Wat Bot district. North of the subdistrict, the
Khwae Noi River
The River Kwai (), more correctly Khwae Noi (, , 'small tributary') or Khwae Sai Yok (, ), is a river in western Thailand. It rises to the east of the Salween in the north–south spine of the Bilauktaung range near, but not over the border wi ...
flows into the reservoir of the Khwae Noi Bamrung Daen Dam and lies in the
Nan Basin, which is part of the
Chao Phraya Watershed.
Economy
The economy of Ban Klang subdistrict depends on rice farming, mixed farming (cassave, sugar cane, corn), fruit plantations (mango, custard apple, guave, longan, maprang), rubber plantations and fast-growing trees such as eucalyptus and teak.
Administration
Central government
The administration of Ban Klang subdistrict is responsible for an area that covers 204,080 rai ~ and consists of twenty-seven administrative villages, as of 2022: 20,174 people.
Local government
Ban Klang is a subdistrict administrative organization - SAO (, abbreviated: อบต.บ้านกลาง, o bo toh Ban Klang), which covers the whole tambon Ban Klang.
Temples
Ban Klang subdistrict is home to the following active temples, where
Theravada Buddhism
''Theravāda'' (; 'School of the Elders'; ) is Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed ''Theravādins'' ( anglicized from Pali ''theravādī''), have preserved their version of the Buddha's teaching or '' Dhamma'' in ...
is practiced by local residents.
Education
The following elementary/secondary schools are located in Ban Klang subdistrict.
* Ban Nong Prue school - Moo1
* Ban Klang school - Moo2
* Ban Namrin school - Moo3
* Ban Noen Sawang school - Moo4
* Ban Mai Chai Charoen school - Moo6
* Ban Nam Yang school - Moo7
* Ban Sam Wai school - Moo10
* Ban Mai Phanom Thong school - Moo11
* Ban Pa Kanun school - Moo14
Healthcare
There are three
health-promoting hospitals in Ban Klang subdistrict.
* Ban Nong Prue h.p.h. - Moo1
* Chalerm Phrakiat h.p.h. - Moo4
* Ban Mai Chai Charoen h.p.h. - Moo6
References
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Populated places in Phitsanulok province