Tha Tan is a subdistrict (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

) in the 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...

.

Geography

Tha Tan is the northernmost subdistrict in Bang Krathum, bordering Wang Nam Khu

Wang Nam Khu

Wang Nam Khu is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Wang Nam Khu is bordered to the north by Wat Phrik, to the east by Tha Tan of Amphoe Bang Krathum, to the south by Ban Rai of Amphoe Bang Krathum, and to the west by Ngio Ngam. The...

 of Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok

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...

 to the northwest, 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 northeast, Nakhon Pa Mak

Nakhon Pa Mak

Nakhon Pa Mak is a rural subdistrict in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Etymology:The first element nakhon means town or city. The second element pa means forest. The third element mak means betel palm...

 to the south and Bang Krathum

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...

 to the southwest.

Tha Tan lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Wang Thong River

Wang Thong River

The Wang Thong River is a river in Thailand. Its source lies in the Phetchabun Mountains in the Khao Kho District, Thailand.It flows through Thung Salaeng Luang National Park and forms Namtok Sri Dit and Namtok Kaeng Sopha in the Wang Thong District of Phitsanulok Province, and finally flows...

 flows through the subdistrict.

Administration

The subdistrict is subdivided into 11 smaller divisions called (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

), which roughly correspond to the 8 villages in Tha Tan. Tha Tan is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Tha Tan are enumerated as follows:

No.	English	Thai
1	Ban Bang Phi	บ้านบางผี
2-3	Ban Tha Tan	บ้านท่าตาล
4	Ban Boo Yai	บ้านบุใหญ่
5	Ban Wangsan	บ้านวังสาร
6	Ban Tha Dindaeng	บ้านท่าดินแดง
7	Ban Nern Sa'at	บ้านเนินสะอาด
8	Ban Thung Noi	บ้านทุ่งน้อย
9	Ban Gai Rawa	บ้านไก่ระว้า

Temples

Tha Tan is home to the following eight temples:

• Wat Pak Khlong (Thai: วัดปากคลอง, Temple of the Mouth of the Canal) in Ban Tha Dindaeng
• Wat Tha Tan (Thai: วัดท่าตาล) in Ban Tha Tan
• Wat Tan Phlong (Thai: วัดตาลโพลง, Bright Sugar-Palm Temple) in Ban Boo Yai
• วัดมงคลพุทธาราม in Ban Wangsan
• Wat Wangsan (Thai: วัดวังสาร) in Ban Wangsan
• Wat Luang (Thai: วัดหลวง) in Ban Bang Phi
• Wat Thung Noi (Thai: วัดทุ่งน้อย) in Ban Tung Noi
• Wat Nern Sa'at (Thai: วัดเนินสะอาด) in Ban Nern Sa'at