Ban Khung Taphao
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Ban Khung Taphao
บ้านคุ้งตะเภา (English: Bend of Argosy Watercourse Village) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Ban Khung Taphao villagers | |
| Tambon | Khung Taphao |
| Amphoe | Mueang Uttaradit |
| Province | Uttaradit |
| Country | Thailand |
| Government | |
| • Phu Yai Ban | Somchai Samphaothong |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Thailand) |
| Postal code | 53000 |
| Chief watercourse | Nan River |
Ban Khung Taphao (Thai: บ้านคุ้งตะเภา) is a village (muban) in the Khung Taphao subdistrict of Mueang Uttaradit of Uttaradit Province, Thailand.
Etymology
The first element ban (Thai: บ้าน) means village.[1]The second element Khung (Thai: คุ้ง) bend of watercourse. The third element Taphao (Thai: ตะเภา)sailing ship (peculiarly from the word originally[2] Samphao (Thai: สำเภา)).
Geography
Ban Khung Taphao lies in the northern portion of Tambon Khung Taphao on Nan River.
Government
The current village headman of Ban Khung Taphao is Phu Yai Ban Somchai Samphaothong (Thai:สมชาย สำเภาทอง). This position is an elected post (in 2006), which is then followed by appointment by the Ministry of the Interior.
Culture
Residents of Ban Khung Taphao are Theravada Buddhists. Ancestor worship is practiced, and homes often have shrines dedicated to elders of the family who have passed away. Offerings of food and drink are placed beside the shrines. Children of Ban Khung Taphao attend school in Ban Khung Taphao School (Residents someone send his child goes attend at the school in Uttaradit city). They travel to Ban Khung Taphao School by bicycle and on foot. Traditional ethnic clothing is no longer worn by villagers of Ban Khung Taphao, other than for certain religeous ceremonies. Residents of Ban Khung Taphao is religion tradition such as "preach the story of Gautama Buddha as Vessantara, present robes to monks at the end of Buddhist Lent, Songkran festival" (mainly these tradition will do in a temple).
Wat Khung Taphao
Wat Khung Taphao[2] (Theravada Buddhist temple) establish in Thonburi time, in now important temple of the Tumbol Khung Taphao (The one district of Amphoe Mueang Uttaradit), both of in the sense of The History of Tambon Khung Taphao and is a temple are famous herbs Thai side
External links
References
- ^ Thai/English Dictionary
- ^ a b Background of village name Template:En icon Cite error: The named reference "Wat Khung Taphao on th.wikipedia" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
