Khok Salut
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Khok Salut 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

Khok Salut is bounded to the north by Ban Rai
Ban Rai
Ban Rai is a subdistrict in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Ban Rai borders Amphoe Bang Rakam and Wang Nam Khu of Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok to the north, Bang Krathum to the east, Khok Salut to the south and Phichit Province to the west.Most of Ban Rai lies...

, to the east by 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 south by Sanam Khli
Sanam Khli
Sanam Khli is a subdistrict in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province , Thailand.-Geography:Sanam Khli borders Khok Salut to the north, Bang Krathum to the east, and Phichit Province to the south and west....

 and to the west by Phichit Province.
Most of Khok Salut lies within the Nan Basin, although a narrow strip of land on the west side of the subdistrict lies within the Yom Basin. Both basins are part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Nan River
Nan River
The Nan River is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River.-Geography:The Nan River originates in Nan Province. The provinces along the river after Nan Province are Uttaradit, Phitsanulok and Phichit. The Yom River joins the Nan River at Chum Saeng...

 flows through Khok Salut.

Administration

The subdistrict is subdivided into 10 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 villages in Khok Salut. There are 6 villages, several of which occupy multiple muban. Khok Salut is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Khok Salut are enumerated as follows:
No. English Thai
1-5 Ban Yan Yao บ้านย่านยาว
6 Ban Chong Tai บ้านโฉงใต้
7 Ban Chong Glang บ้านโฉงกลาง
8 Ban Yung Kao บ้านยุ้งข้าว
9 Ban Wang Tabua บ้านวังตาบัว
10 Ban Hua Thanon บ้านหัวถนน

Temples

Khok Salut is home to the following four temples:
  • วัดราษฎร์เจริญ in Ban Chong Glang
  • Wat Gam Paeng Din (Thai: วัดกำแพงดิน, Earth Wall Temple) in Ban Chong Tai
  • Wat Prasat Satta (Thai: วัดประสาทศรัทธา, Temple of Bestowed Faith) in Ban Yan Yao
  • Wat Yan Yao (Thai: วัดย่านยาว, Temple of Vast Expanse) in Ban Yan Yao
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