Ban Bang Krathum is a town in the Bang Krathum Subdistrict

Bang Krathum

Bang Krathum is a subdistrict in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Etymology:The first element bang means village or settlement. The second element krathum means bur-flower tree .-Geography:Bang Krathum's topography consists of flat, fertile lowlands...

 of Bang Krathum District

Amphoe Bang Krathum

-Etymology:The first element bang means village or settlement. The second element krathum means bur-flower tree .-Geography:...

 of Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is a provinces of Thailand, located in the north. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Phetchabun, Phichit, Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai, Uttaradit. In the north-east it also has a short border with Xaignabouli of Laos....

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Etymology

The first element ban (Thai: บ้าน) means village.

The second element bang (Thai: บาง) means village or settlement. The third element krathum (Thai: กระทุ่ม) means bur-flower tree (Anthocephalus chinensis).

Geography

Ban Bang Krathum is situated in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Temples

Ban Bang Krathum is home to the following two Theravada

Theravada

Theravada ; literally, "the Teaching of the Elders" or "the Ancient Teaching", is the oldest surviving Buddhist school. It was founded in India...

Buddhist temples:

• Wat Bang Krathum (located downtown)
• Wat Huay Gaew (Thai: วัดห้วยแก้ว, Crystal Stream Temple)