Ban Pa

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Ban Pa (Thai: บ้านป่า) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography[]

Ban Pa is bordered to the north by Thothae of Wat Bot District, to the east by Wang Thong of Wang Thong District, to the south by Don Thong and to the west by Hua Ro.^[1] Ban Pa lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The flows through the subdistrict.^[1]

History[]

The local legend is that Ban Pa was originally a thick rain forest, settled primarily by Laotian emigrants who cleared the vegetation for farm land.^[1] 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.^[1]

Economy[]

The economy of Ban Pa is based on agriculture and contract labor.^[1]

Education[]

The following schools are located in Ban Pa:^[1]

• โรงเรียนวัดบึงกระดาน
• โรงเรียนบ้านน่า
• โรงเรียนบ้านดง

Attractions[]

• Bueng Kradan Yai (Thai: บึงกระดานใหญ่, Big Plank Swamp)^[1]
• Bueng Kradan Noi (Thai: บึงกระดานน้อย, Little Plank Swamp)^[1]
• Bueng Thung Hong (Thai: บึงทุ่งหงษ์)^[1]

Administration[]

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:^[2]

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

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