Amphoe Wat Bot

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Amphoe Wat Bot

Wat Bot is a district (amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the northern part of Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Phetchabun Province, Phichit Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sukhothai Province, Uttaradit Province....
, northern Thailand

Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

on Wat Bot was separated from Phrom Phiram district

Amphoe Phrom Phiram

Phrom Phiram is a district in the northwestern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.The district name means "the beautiful city of Brahma"....
and created as a minor district (King Amphoe) on January 1, 1948. It was upgraded to a full district on June 6th, 1956. The present district office was opened on July 4th, 1991.

hboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Chat Trakan

Amphoe Chat Trakan

Chat Trakan is the northernmost district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
, Wang Thong

Amphoe Wang Thong

Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
, Mueang Phitsanulok

Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok

Mueang Phitsanulok is the capital district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
, Phrom Phiram

Amphoe Phrom Phiram

Phrom Phiram is a district in the northwestern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.The district name means "the beautiful city of Brahma"....
of Phitsanulok Province, Phichai

Amphoe Phichai

Phichai is the southernmost district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand....
and Thong Saen Khan

Amphoe Thong Saen Khan

Thong Saen Khan is a district in the southern part of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand....
of Uttaradit Province

Uttaradit Province

Uttaradit is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok Province, Sukhothai Province, Phrae Province and Nan Province....
.

Wat Bot lies within the Nan Basin

Nan River

The Nan River is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most expansive tributaries of the Chao Phraya River....
, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed

Chao Phraya River

The Chao Phraya is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital of Thailand....
.

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Phitsanulok Province

Thailand

History

Tambon Wat Bot was separated from Phrom Phiram district

Amphoe Phrom Phiram

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Chat Trakan

Amphoe Chat Trakan

Chat Trakan is the northernmost district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
, Wang Thong

Amphoe Wang Thong

Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
, Mueang Phitsanulok

Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok

Mueang Phitsanulok is the capital district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
, Phrom Phiram

Amphoe Phrom Phiram

Phrom Phiram is a district in the northwestern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.The district name means "the beautiful city of Brahma"....
of Phitsanulok Province, Phichai

Amphoe Phichai

Phichai is the southernmost district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand....
and Thong Saen Khan

Amphoe Thong Saen Khan

Thong Saen Khan is a district in the southern part of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand....
of Uttaradit Province

Uttaradit Province

Nan River

The Nan River is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most expansive tributaries of the Chao Phraya River....
, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed

Chao Phraya River

The Chao Phraya is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital of Thailand....
. The Khwae Noi River

Khwae Noi River, Phitsanulok

The Khwae Noi River is a river in northern Thailand. It shares the same name as another river in Thailand, the popular tourist attraction also known as "The River Kwai." These are two distinct bodies of water....
flows through Wat Bot District.

Portions of Wat Bot are part of the Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest, which was recently made part of Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park

Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park

Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park is a national park located in the Phitsanulok Province of Thailand....
.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). The township (thesaban tambon) Wat Bot covers parts of tambon Wat Bot, Tha Ngam and Thothae. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.	Wat Bot Wat Bot Wat Bot is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....	????????	10	7,978
2.	Tha Ngam Tha Ngam Tha Ngam is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....	??????	13	6,267
3.	Thothae Thothae Tothae is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....	??????	8	6,294
4.	Ban Yang Ban Yang Ban Yang is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....	???????	11	6,520
5.	Hin Lat Hin Lat Hin Lat is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....	??????	9	4,608
6.	Khan Chong Khan Chong Khan Chong is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....	???????	10	5,498

Temples

There are 34 active Buddhist temples in Amphoe Wat Bo.

Transportation

The main roadway from Wat Bot to the rest of the province is Phitsanulok-Wat Bot Road.

Khwae Noi Dam Project

Between 23-24 February 2006, the Office of the Royal Development Projects Board hosted a trip to the Wat Bot District for over 60 media representatives at the Royal-initiated Khwae Noi Dam Project. Construction of the new dam is scheduled to be completed in 2007on the 60th anniversary of the King's accession to the throne. Among the areas to release water drained from the dam for irrigation are Tambon Thap Yai Chiang

Thap Yai Chiang

Thap Yai Chiang is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Phrom Phiram of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....
of Amphoe Phrom Phiram

Amphoe Phrom Phiram

Phrom Phiram is a district in the northwestern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.The district name means "the beautiful city of Brahma"....
, and the Thothae

Thothae

Tothae is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....
and Tha Ngam

Tha Ngam

Tha Ngam is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....
Subdistricts of Wat Bot.

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