What is Wat Ta Yom?

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Wat Ta Yom
วัดตายม
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Province:Phitsanulok
District:Bang Krathum
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Wat Ta Yom (Thai: วัดตายม) is a subdistrict (tambon) in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Etymology

The first element wat (Thai: วัด) means temple; the second element ta (Thai: ตา) means eye; the third element yom (Thai: ยม) means weep, hence Weeping Eye Temple.

Geography

Wat Ta Yom is in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Wat Ta Yom River flows through Wat Ta Yom.

Administration

The subdistrict is subdivided into 8 smaller divisions called (muban). There are 3 villages in Wat Ta Yom, two of which occupy multiple muban. Wat Ta Yom is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Wat Ta Yom are enumerated as follows: [1]
No.EnglishThai
1Ban Wat Ta Yom Taiบ้านวัดตายมใต?
2-6Ban Wat Ta Yomบ้านวัดตาย?
7-8Ban Khok Sanamบ้านโคกสนั่?


Temples

Wat Ta Yom is home to the following five temples:[2]
  • Wat Jayrin Rat (Thai: วัดเจริญราษฎร์) in Ban Wat Ta Yom
  • Wat Ta Yom in Ban Wat Ta Yom Tai
  • Wat Pracha Ram (Thai: วัดประชาราม, People's Temple) in Ban Khok Sanam
  • วัดราษฎร์นิยม in Ban Wat Ta Yom
  • Wat Khok Sanam (Ban Khok Sanam Village Temple) in Ban Khok Sanam

References

Phitsanulok (Thai: พิษณุโลก) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand.
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Bang Krathum (Thai: บางกระทุ่ม) is a district (Amphoe) in the Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
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A Geocode (Geospatial Entity Object Code) is code that represents a geospatial coordinate measurement of an exact geographic location and time at, below, or above the surface of the earth.
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Thai 
Official status
Official language of: Thailand
Regulated by: The Royal Institute
Language codes
ISO 639-1: th
ISO 639-2: tha
ISO 639-3: tha

Thai (
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Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district (amphoe) and province (changwat), they form the third administrative subdivision level.
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Bang Krathum (Thai: บางกระทุ่ม) is a district (Amphoe) in the Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
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Phitsanulok (Thai: พิษณุโลก) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand.
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Anthem
Phleng Chat
Royal anthem
Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami

Capital
(and largest city) Bangkok [1]

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Origin Nan Province
Mouth Chao Phraya River at Nakhon Sawan
Basin countries Thailand
Length 390 km (234 mi)

Basin area 57,947 km²

The Nan River is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River.
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Origin Confluence of Ping River and Nan River
Mouth Gulf of Thailand
Basin countries Thailand
Length 372 km (231 mi)

Avg. discharge 883 m³/s
Basin area 160,000 km² (141,398 mi²)

The Chao Phraya
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Origin Noen Maprang District, Phitsanulok Province
Mouth Nan River in Phichit
Basin countries Thailand

The Wat Ta Yom River (Thai: แคววัดตายม
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Moo Baan (Thai: หมู่บ้าน) is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon.
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