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Wat Bot (Thai: วัดโบสถ์, pronounced [wát bòːt]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Phitsanulok province, central Thailand.

Wat Bot วัดโบสถ์
District
District location in Phitsanulok province
Coordinates: 16°58′49″N 100°20′0″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Phitsanulok
Area
• Total	1,326.210 km2 (512.053 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	37,165
• Density	28.0/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	65160
Geocode	6507

History

Tambon Wat Bot was separated from the Phrom Phiram district and created as a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 January 1948. It was upgraded to a full district on 6 June 1956. The present district office was opened on 4 July 1991.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise), Chat Trakan, Wang Thong, Mueang Phitsanulok, and Phrom Phiram of Phitsanulok Province; Phichai and Thong Saen Khan of Uttaradit province.

Wat Bot lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Khwae Noi River flows through Wat Bot District.

Portions of Wat Bot are part of the Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest, which was recently made part of Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Wat Bot covers parts of tambons Wat Bot, Tha Ngam, and Thothae. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Wat Bot	วัดโบสถ์	10	7,978
2.	Tha Ngam	ท่างาม	13	6,267
3.	Thothae	ท้อแท้	8	6,294
4.	Ban Yang	บ้านยาง	11	6,520
5.	Hin Lat	หินลาด	9	4,608
6.	Khan Chong	คันโช้ง	10	5,498

Temples

There are 34 active Buddhist temples in Wat Bo District.[2]

Transportation

The main roadway from Wat Bot to the rest of the province is Phitsanulok-Wat Bot Road.

Khwae Noi Dam project

Construction of the new dam was to have been completed in 2007 on the 60th anniversary of the king's accession to the throne. Among the areas to be irrigated by the dam's reservoir are Tambon Thap Yai Chiang of Phrom Phiram district, and the Thothae and Tha Ngam Subdistricts of Wat Bot. Construction of the dam was completed in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)

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