Ban Rai, Phitsanulok

Ban Rai บ้านไร่ (English: Farm Village)
Tambon
Location of Ban Rai in the district
Coordinates: 16°36′00″N 100°15′00″E / 16.60000°N 100.25000°E / 16.60000; 100.25000
Country	Thailand
Province	Phitsanulok
District	Bang Krathum
Population  (2005)
• Total	4,671
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	65110
Geocode	650502
Chief Roadway	Route 1063

Ban Rai (Thai: บ้านไร่) is a subdistrict (tambon) in the Bang Krathum District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

(Not to be confused with Ban Rai, Uthai Thani, which is a district (amphoe) in Uthai Thani Province, Thailand.)

Geography

Ban Rai borders Bang Rakam District and Wang Nam Khu of Mueang Phitsanulok District to the north, Bang Krathum to the east, Khok Salut to the south and Phichit Province to the west. Most of Ban Rai lies in the Nan Basin, although a narrow strip of land on the west side of the subdistrict lies in the Yom Basin. Both basins are part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Nan River flows through Ban Rai at Ban Khok Salut, and the Yom River forms part of the subdistrict's border with Phichit.

Administration

The subdistrict is divided into 10 smaller divisions called (muban) (villages). There are seven villages, several of which occupy multiple mubans. Ban Rai is administered by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The mubans in Ban Rai are enumerated as follows: ^[1]

Temples

Ban Rai is home to the following four temples:^[2]

• Wat Sirisutthawas (วัดสิริสุทธาวาส in Ban Wat Kwang)
• Wat Khok Salud (วัดโคกสลุด Ban Khok Salud Village Temple) in Ban Khok Salud
• Wat Prai Soowan (Thai: th:วัดไพรสุวรรณ, Golden Forest Temple) in Ban Yan Non Prai
• Wat Mai Ratsongtham (วัดใหม่ราษฎร์ทรงธรรม in Ban Rai)

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