Don Thong

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Don Thong (Thai: ดอนทอง) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography[]

The terrain of Don Thong is generally flat lowlands, with some hills on the eastern edge of the subdistrict.^[1] Don Thong is bordered to the north by Ban Pa, to the east by Wang Thong District, to the south by Samo Khae and to the west by Hua Ro.^[1] Don Thong lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Administration[]

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

Temples[]

• Wat Don Thong (Thai: วัดดอนทอง) in Ban Don Thong hosts a 600-year-old rubber tree.^[1]
• Wat Ban Rai (Thai: วัดบ้านไร่) in Ban Rai
• Wat Nam Kham (Thai: วัดน้ำคำ) in Ban Nam Kham
• วัดร้องยุ้งข้าว in Ban Nong Gwang Lee
• วัดหนองกวางลี้ in Ban Nong Gwang Lee
• วัดตาลสุวรรณ in Ban Than Suwan
• Wat Sa'ak (Thai: วัดสะอัก) in Ban Sa'ak
• วัดเขาฟ้าป่าหิมพานต์ in Ban Kao Fa
• วัดเต็งสำนัก in Ban Theng Samnak
• Wat Pak Huai (Thai: วัดปากห้วย) in Ban Pak Huai
• วัดลาดบัวขาว in muban 2
• วัดป่าสัก (บ้านบึงถัง) in muban 3

Economy[]

The core of the economy of Don Thong is rice farming and raising cow and buffalo.^[1]

Education[]

• Dong Thong Wittaya High School (Thai: โรงเรียนดอนทองวิทยา)^[1]

Government Institutions[]

• Two public health centers^[1]

Attractions[]

• Huai Som Kem Lake (Thai: อ่างเก็บน้ำห้วยส้มเค็ม)^[1]

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