Thothae
Tambon in Wat Bot District
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Thothae (Thai: ท้อแท้) is a sub-district in the Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
Thothae
ท้อแท้ | |
|---|---|
Tambon | |
| District | Wat Bot District |
| Province | Phitsanulok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 6,294 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 65160 |
| Geocode | 650703 |
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 far from other villages, and the distance can make travellers weary.[1][2] Despite the negative meaning, residents did not change the village name, only the Buddhist temple Wat Thothae (Thai: วัดท้อแท้) in Thothae was renamed Wat Thong Thae (Thai: วัดทองแท้; lit.: 'real golden temple').[2]
Geography
Thothae lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Administration
The sub-district is divided into eight smaller divisions called (muban), which roughly correspond to villages. There are six villages, two of which occupy several mubans.[3] Thothae is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). The mubans 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
