Ban Klang, Phitsanulok

Ban Klang (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.

Central government
The administration of Ban Klang subdistrict is responsible for an area that covers 204,080 rai ~ 326.5 sqkm and consists of twenty-seven administrative villages, as of 2022: 20,174 people.

Local government
Ban Klang is a subdistrict administrative organization - SAO (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านกลาง, 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.

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