Thothae
| Thothae ท้อแท้ |
|
|---|---|
| Tambon | |
| Amphoe | Wat Bot |
| Province | Phitsanulok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 6,294 |
| Time zone | Thailand (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 65160 |
| Geocode | 650703 |
Thothae (Thai: ท้อแท้) is a subdistrict in the Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
Name origin
The word thothae means tired, weary, downhearted or dejected. It is formed from the two elements, tho (Thai: ท้อ) meaning discourage, and thae (Thai: แท้) meaning real or genuine.
According to local legend, the village is located very far from another villages, and the distance can make travellers very tired.[1][2]
Despite the negative meaning, Thothae people did not change the village name, only the Buddhist temple Wat Thothae (Thai: วัดท้อแท้) in Thothae renamed to Wat Thong Thae temple (Thai: วัดทองแท้; lit.: real golden temple).[2]
Geography
Thothae lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Administration
The subdistrict is subdivided into 8 smaller divisions called (muban), which roughly correspond to the villages within Thothae. There are 6 villages, two of which occupies multiple muban.[3] Thothae is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Thotae are enumerated as follows: [4]
| No. | English | Thai |
| 1&5 | Ban Thothae | บ้านท้อแท้ |
| 2 | Ban Tha Chang | บ้านท่าช้าง |
| 3&4 | Ban Lao Kwan | บ้านเหล่าขวัญ |
| 6 | Ban Dong Ga Bak | บ้านดงกะบาก |
| 7 | Ban Nong Makhang | บ้านหนองมะคัง |
| 8 | Ban Tha Gradun | บ้านท่ากระดุน |
Temples
The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Thotae:[5]
- วัดทองแท้ in Ban Thothae
- วัดคุ้งใหญ่ in Ban Thothae
- วัดเหล่าขวัญ in Ban Lao Kwang
- วัดนอก in Ban Lao Kwang
- วัดดงกระบาก in Ban Dong Ga Bak
- วัดสันติวนาราม in Ban Nong Makhang
References
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- ↑ ตำบลท้อแท้ อำเภอวัดโบสถ์ จังหวัดพิษณุโลก - ศูนย์ข้อมูลประเทศไทย - Thailand Information Center (Thai)
- ↑ Pitlocal.org (Thai)
- ↑ Culture.Pitlok.net
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