Phai Lom
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Phai Lom 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

Phai Lom borders 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 north, Noen Kum
Noen Kum
Noen Kum is a subdistrict in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Noen Kum borders Wat Ta Yom to the north, Amphoe Wang Thong to the northeast, Phichit Province to the south and southeast, Phai Lom to the west and Nakhon Pa Mak to the northwest.Noen Kum lies...

 to the east, Phichit Province 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 west.

Phai Lom 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 Phai Lom.

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 villages in Phai Lom. There are 6 villages, several of which occupy multiple muban. Phai Lom is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Phai Lom are enumerated as follows:
No. English Thai
1 Ban Poh Daen บ้านโพธิ์แดน
2-5 Ban Tha Na บ้านท่านา
6 Ban Nong Bon บ้านหนองบอน
7-9 Ban Tha Makam บ้านท่ามะขาม
10 Ban Beung Chang บ้านบึงช้าง
11 Ban Yangthon บ้านยางโทน

Temples

Phai Lom is home to the following five temples:
  • Wat Apai Supraron Pum (Thai: วัดอภัยสุพรรณภูมิ) in Ban Beung Chang
  • Wat Tha Na (Ban Tha Na Village Temple) in Ban Tha Na
  • Wat Tha Makam (Ban Tha Makam Village Temple) in Ban Tha Makam
  • Wat Beung Chang (Ban Beung Chang Village Temple) in Ban Beung Chang
  • Wat Phai Lom in Ban Beung Chang
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