- Ban Yang
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ban Yang
other_name = ( _en. Rubber Village)
native_name = บ้านยาง
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settlement_type = Tambon
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subdivision_type = Amphoe
subdivision_name = Wat Bot
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name2 = Phitsanulok
subdivision_type3 = Country
subdivision_name3 =Thailand
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population_total = 6,520
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timezone = Thailand
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footnotes =Ban Yang ( _th. บ้านยาง) is a subdistrict in the Wat Bot District of
Phitsanulok Province ,Thailand .Geography
Ban Yang lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Administration
The subdistrict is subdivided into 11 smaller divisions called ("
muban "), which roughly correspond to the villages within Ban Yang. There are 11 villages, each of which occupies one muban. Ban Yang is administrated by aTambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Ban Yang are enumerated as follows: [http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:GX9UMhZNdisJ:www.pitloklocal.org/songko47.xls+%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us Pitlocal.org] (Thai)]Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest
The Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest, recently made part of
Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park , covers a significant portion of the land in Ban Yang. [http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/forprint.asp?npid=187&lg=2 Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park] ]Temples
The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Ban Yang: [http://www.culture.pitlok.net/wat8.html Culture.Pitlok.net] ]
*วัดนาขาม in Ban Nakam
*วัดป่าคาย in Ban Pa Khai
*วัดน้ำหักพัฒนา in Ban Nam Hak
*วัดน้ำคบ in Ban Nam Khob
*วัดท่าสะเดาศรัทธาธรรม in Ban Tha Sador
*วัดท่าแก่ง in Ban Tha KaengBan Nam Khob
The village of Ban Nam Khob is primarily flat land, with one side of the village having hills which range in altitude from 60 to 120 m. The village's economy is driven by field crops and rice paddy farming. [http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/ae538e/ae538e05.htm Gender responsive technology for poverty alleviation in Thailand] ] Women of the village engage in the preparation and processing of food, both at home and with local housewives groups. [http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/ae538e/ae538e05.htm Gender responsive technology for poverty alleviation in Thailand] ] Women have access to training and support from home economists in the
Department of Agricultural Extension . [http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/ae538e/ae538e05.htm Gender responsive technology for poverty alleviation in Thailand] ] Appliances such as rice cookers, gas stoves and electric irons are available in many of the homes in the village. [http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/ae538e/ae538e05.htm Gender responsive technology for poverty alleviation in Thailand] ]References
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