Thothae
Encyclopedia
Tothae is a subdistrict in the Wat Bot District
of Phitsanulok Province
, Thailand
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), which roughly correspond to the villages within Thothae. There are 6 villages, two of which occupies multiple muban. Thothae is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Thotae are enumerated as follows:
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...
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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Etymology
The word thothae means tired, weary, downhearted or dejected. It is formed from the two elements, tho (Thai: ท้อ) meaning discourage, and thae (Thai: แท้) meaning real or genuine.Geography
Thothae lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.Administration
The subdistrict is subdivided into 8 smaller divisions called (mubanMuban
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 within Thothae. There are 6 villages, two of which occupies multiple muban. Thothae is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Thotae are enumerated as follows:
| No. | English | Thai |
| 1&5 | Ban Thothae | บ้านท้อแท้ |
| 2 | Ban Tha Chang | บ้านท่าช้าง |
| 3-4 | Ban Lao Kwang | บ้านเหล่าขวัญ |
| 6 | Ban Dong Ga Bak | บ้านดงกะบาก |
| 7 | Ban Nong Makhang | บ้านหนองมะคัง |
| 8 | Ban Tha Gradun | บ้านท่ากระดุน |
Temples
The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Thotae:- วัดทองแท้ in Ban Thothae
- วัดคุ้งใหญ่ in Ban Thothae
- วัดเหล่าขวัญ in Ban Lao Kwang
- วัดนอก in Ban Lao Kwang
- วัดดงกระบาก in Ban Dong Ga Bak
- วัดสันติวนาราม in Ban Nong Makhang