Don Thong
Encyclopedia
Don Thong is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District
of Phitsanulok Province
, Thailand
.
, to the east by Amphoe Wang Thong
, to the south by Samo Khae
and to the west by Hua Ro
. Don Thong lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok
Mueang Phitsanulok is the capital district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.- History :Mueang Phitsanulok was the first class city in the northern part of Ayutthaya kingdom till the end of the kingdom in 1767. Also in the reign of King Taksin the Great, Phitsanulok was the first class...
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...
.
Geography
The terrain of Don Thong is generally flat lowlands, with some hills on the eastern edge of the subdistrict. Don Thong is bordered to the north by Ban PaBan Pa
Ban Pa is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Ban Pa is bordered to the north by Thothae of Amphoe Wat Bot, to the east by Wang Thong of Amphoe Wang Thong, to the south by Don Thong and to the west by Hua Ro. Ban Pa lies within the Nan...
, to the east by Amphoe Wang Thong
Amphoe Wang Thong
Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1895 in the name Nakhon Pa Mak district after the name of the central tambon, with the district office located at Ban Sam Ruen...
, to the south by Samo Khae
Samo Khae
Samo Khae is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:The topography of Samo Khae is fertile lowlands. The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Don Thong, to the east by Wang Thong of Amphoe Wang Thong, to the south by Wang Phikun of Amphoe...
and to the west by Hua Ro
Hua Ro
Hua Ro is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:The topography of Hua Ro is fertile lowlands. The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Pak Thok and Makham Sung, to the east by Ban Pa, Don Thong and Samo Khae, to the south by Aranyik and...
. Don Thong lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Administration
The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:| No. | English | Thai |
| 1 - 2 | Ban Don Thong | บ้านดอนทอง |
| 3 | Ban Rai Bueng Tang | บ้านไร่บึงถัง |
| 4 | Ban Than Suwan | บ้านตาลสุวรรณ |
| 5 | Ban Pak Huai | บ้านปากห้วย |
| 6 | Ban Sa'ak | บ้านสะอัก |
| 7 | Ban Theng Samnak | บ้านเต็งสำนัก |
| 8 | Ban Nong Gwang Lee | บ้านหนองกวางลี้ |
| 9 | Ban Rong Yung Kao | บ้านร้องยุ้งข้าว |
| 10 | Ban Nam Kham | บ้านน้ำดำ |
| 11 | Ban Nai Dong | บ้านในดง |
| 12 | Ban Rai | บ้านไร่ |
| 13 | Ban Kao Fa | บ้านเขาฟ้า |
| 14 | Ban Hin Lat | บ้านหินลาด |
Temples
- Wat Don Thong in Ban Don Thong hosts a 600-year-old rubber tree.
- Wat Ban Rai in Ban Rai
- Wat Nam Kham in Ban Nam Kham
- วัดร้องยุ้งข้าว in Ban Nong Gwang Lee
- วัดหนองกวางลี้ in Ban Nong Gwang Lee
- วัดตาลสุวรรณ in Ban Than Suwan
- Wat Sa'ak in Ban Sa'ak
- วัดเขาฟ้าป่าหิมพานต์ in Ban Kao Fa
- วัดเต็งสำนัก in Ban Theng Samnak
- Wat Pak Huai in Ban Pak Huai
- วัดลาดบัวขาว in muban 2
- วัดป่าสัก (บ้านบึงถัง) in muban 3