Ban Pa is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District

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...

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Geography

Ban Pa is bordered to the north by Thothae

Thothae

Tothae is a subdistrict in the Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Etymology:The word thothae means tired, weary, downhearted or dejected...

 of Amphoe Wat Bot

Amphoe Wat Bot

Wat Bot is a district in the northern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-History:Tambon Wat Bot was separated from Phrom Phiram district and created as a minor district on January 1, 1948. It was upgraded to a full district on June 6, 1956...

, to the east by Wang Thong

Wang Thong

Wang Thong is a subdistrict in the Wang Thong District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:The Bueng Rachanok Swamp is a popular tourist destination in the Wang Thong subdistrict. The Wang Thong River flows through Wang Thong...

 of 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 Don Thong

Don Thong

Don Thong is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-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 Pa, to the east by Amphoe Wang Thong,...

 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...

. Ban Pa lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Wang Yao River flows through the subdistrict.

History

The local legend is that Ban Pa was originally a thick rainforest, settled primarily by Laotian emigrants who cleared the vegetation for farm land. However, much of the land turned out to be unsuitable for agriculture, as the Wang Yao River seasonally floods and dries to too great an extent to sustain profitable farming.

Education

The following schools are located in Ban Pa:

• โรงเรียนวัดบึงกระดาน
• โรงเรียนบ้านน่า
• โรงเรียนบ้านดง

Attractions

• Bueng Kradan Yai
• Bueng Kradan Noi
• Bueng Thung Hong

Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:

No.	English	Thai
1	Ban Nong Jok	บ้านหนองจอก
2	Ban Thung Hong-Bueng Phrai	บ้านทุ่งโหง บึงไพร
3	Ban Bueng Gradan	บ้านบึงกระดาน
4	Ban Laem Doo	บ้านแหลมดู่
5	Ban Sae	บ้านแซ่
6 - 8	Ban Pa	บ้านป่า
9	Ban Dong	บ้านดง
10	Ban Wang Yang	บ้านวังยาง

Temples

• วัดบ้านป่า in muban 6
• วัดเขาไร่เอี่ยมโสภณ in muban 9
• วัดบ้านแซ่ in muban 5
• วัดวังยาวสามัคคีธรรม in muban 3
• วัดบึงกระดาน in muban 3
• วัดแสงมุขอโณทัย in muban 1
• วัดวังยาวสามัคคีธรรม in muban 10