# Ban Klang, Phitsanulok

Ban Klang (Thai: บ้าทกลาง) is a subdistrict in Wang Thong district, Phitsanulok province. The subdistrict has a wide forest, mountainous with a flat area interspersed with hills. In 2022 it had a population of 20,174. The economy is mainly based on agriculture.

## Geography

The topography of Ban Klang subdistrict is a wide forest, Khao Krayang Forest and Wang Thong River Basin (forest right), mountainous with a flat area interspersed with hills and is located in the lower northern part of Thailand. From the subdistrict is northern part of Khwae Noi National Park and western part of Khao Noi–Khao Pradu Non-hunting Area. The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Khan Chong subdistrict, Wat Bot district and Suan Miang subdistrict, Chat Trakan district, to the east by Nong Kathao subdistrict, Nakhon Thai district, to the south by Kaeng Sopha and Wang Nok Aen subdistricts, Mueang Phitsanulok district, to the west by Don Thong subdistrict, Mueang Phitsanulok district and Ban Yang subdistrict, Wat Bot district. North of the subdistrict, the Khwae Noi River flows into the reservoir of the Khwae Noi Bamrung Daen Dam and lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

## Economy

The economy of Ban Klang subdistrict depends on rice farming, mixed farming (cassave, sugar cane, corn), fruit plantations (mango, custard apple, guave, longan, maprang), rubber plantations and fast-growing trees such as eucalyptus and teak.

## Administration
### Central government

The administration of Ban Klang subdistrict is responsible for an area that covers 204,080 rai ~ 326.5 square kilometres (126.1 sq mi) and consists of twenty-seven administrative villages, as of 2022: 20,174 people.
| Village | English | Thai | People |
| Moo1 | Ban Nong Prue | บ้านหนองปรือ | 1,058 |
| Moo2 | Ban Klang | บ้านกลาง | 458 |
| Moo3 | Ban Namrin | บ้านน้ำริน | 1,153 |
| Moo4 | Ban Noen Sawang | บ้านเนินสว่ง | 1,448 |
| Moo5 | Ban Na Phran | บ้านนาพราน | 511 |
| Moo6 | Ban Mai Chai Charoen | น้ำนใหม่ชัยเจริญ | 921 |
| Moo7 | Ban Nam Yang | บ้านน้ำยาง | 1,135 |
| Moo8 | Ban Hin Prakai | บ้านหินประกาย | 1,137 |
| Moo9 | Ban Chum Saeng | บ้านชุมแสง | 721 |
| Moo10 | Ban Sam Wai | น้ำนซำหวาย | 698 |
| Moo11 | Ban Mai Phanom Thong | บ้านใหม่พนมทอง | 695 |
| Moo12 | Ban Thung Eyang | บ้านทุ่งเอี้ยง | 545 |
| Moo13 | Ban Sam Thong Phatthana | บ้านซำทองพัฒนา | 495 |
| Moo14 | Ban Pa Khanun | บ้านป่าขนุน | 838 |
| Moo15 | Ban Khao Chee | บ้านเขาชี | 419 |
| Moo16 | Ban Sam Tong | บ้านซำต้อง | 719 |
| Moo17 | Ban Tanom | บ้านตานม | 696 |
| Moo18 | Ban Sap Khlong Klang | บ้านทรัพย์คลองกลาง | 524 |
| Moo19 | Ban Na Nuea | บ้านนาเหนือ | 812 |
| Moo20 | Ban Sap Sombun | ทรัพย์สมบูรณ์ | 973 |
| Moo21 | Ban Saphan Sam | บ้านสะพานสาม | 354 |
| Moo22 | Ban Noen Phatthana | เนินพัฒนา | 642 |
| Moo23 | Ban Phrai Ngam | บ้านไพรงาม | 658 |
| Moo24 | Ban Mai Chai Mongkhon | บ้านใหม่ชัยมงคล | 790 |
| Moo25 | Ban Namrin Song | บ้านน้ำรินสอง | 594 |
| Moo26 | Ban Mai Samtoey | บ้านใหม่ซำเตย | 639 |
| Moo27 | Ban Plai Na | บ้านปลายนา | 541 |

### Local government

Ban Klang is a subdistrict administrative organization - SAO (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านกลาง, romanized: ongkan borihan suan tambon Ban Klang, abbreviated: อบต.บ้านกลาง, o bo toh Ban Klang), which covers the whole tambon Ban Klang.

## Temples

Ban Klang subdistrict is home to the following active temples, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced by local residents.
| Temple name | Thai | Location |
| Wat Nong Prue | วัดหนองปรือ | Moo1 |
| Wat Ban Klang | วัดบ้านกลาง | Moo2 |
| Wat Namrin Charoentham | วัดน้ำรินเจิญธรรม | Moo3 |
| Wat Noen Sawang Wararam | วัดเนินสว่งวาราม | Moo4 |
| Wat Na Phran Samakkheetham | วัดนาพรานสามัคคีธรรม | Moo5 |
| Wat Chai Charoen Bamrungtham | วัดชัยเจริญบำรุงธรรม | Moo6 |
| Wat Ratcha Charoen Chai | วัดราชเจริญชัย | Moo7 |
| Wat Hin Prakai | วัดหินประกาย | Moo8 |
| Wat Sam Wai | วัดซำหวาย | Moo10 |
| Wat Khao Phanom Rangsi | วัดเขาพนมรังสี | Moo15 |
| Wat Khlong Tanom Sattharam | วัดคลองตานมศรัทธาราม | Moo17 |

## Education

The following elementary/secondary schools are located in Ban Klang subdistrict.
* Ban Nong Prue school - Moo1
* Ban Klang school - Moo2
* Ban Namrin school - Moo3
* Ban Noen Sawang school - Moo4
* Ban Mai Chai Charoen school - Moo6
* Ban Nam Yang school - Moo7
* Ban Sam Wai school - Moo10
* Ban Mai Phanom Thong school - Moo11
* Ban Pa Kanun school - Moo14

## Healthcare

There are three health-promoting hospitals in Ban Klang subdistrict.
* Ban Nong Prue h.p.h. - Moo1
* Chalerm Phrakiat h.p.h. - Moo4
* Ban Mai Chai Charoen h.p.h. - Moo6