Wat Chan 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

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Geography

The topography of Wan Chan is fertile flat lowlands. The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Phlai Chumphon

Phlai Chumphon

Phlai Chumphon is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Phlai Chumphon is bordered to the north by Chom Thong, to the east by Ban Khlong and Hua Ro, to the south by Wat Chan and Tha Thong and to the west by Ban Krang...

 and Ban Khlong

Ban Khlong

Ban Khlong is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Ban Khlong is bordered to the northwest by Phlai Chumphon, to the east by Hua Ro and the City of Phitsanulok and to the south by Wat Chan...

, to the east by the City of Phitsanulok

Phitsanulok

Phitsanulok is an important and historic city in lower northern Thailand and is the capital of Phitsanulok Province, which stretches all the way to the Laotian border. Phitsanulok is one of the oldest cities in Thailand, founded over 600 years ago...

, to the south by Bueng Phra

Bueng Phra

Bueng Phra is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Bueng Phra lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.-Administration:...

, and to the southwest by Tha Thong

Tha Thong

Tha Thong is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Tha Thong is bordered to the northeast by Wat Chan, to the east by Bueng Phra, to the south by Tha Pho and to the west by Bang Rakam of Amphoe Bang Rakam...

. Wat Chan lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

History

Wat Chan was the site of three successive ancient temples, all called Wat Chan (or Moon Temple).

Administration

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

No.	English	Thai
2 & 4 & 9 - 10	Ban Wat Chan	บ้านวัดจันทร์
7	Ban Don	บ้านดอน
8	Ban Na Pho Thi Daeng	บ้านนาโพธิ์แดง

(numbers intentionally admitted, missing muban no longer in this tambon)

Economy

The economy of Wat Chan is based primarily on rice farming, commerce and family-run businesses.

Temples

The following is the list of active temples within Wat Chan:

• Wat Luang Pho Tho in Ban Bo Don is the most significant temple in the subdistrict.
• Wat Chan Thawan Ok (East Wat Chan)
• Wat Chan Thawan Tok (West Wat Chan)
• Wat Phan Pee
• วัดราชมณฑป in Ban Wat Chan