title: Khan Chong
text: # Khan Chong
  
  Khan Chong (Thai: คันโช้ง) is a subdistrict in Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Khan Chong lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
  
  ## Administration
  
  Khan Chong is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO) and is subdivided into 10 smaller divisions called villages (muban). The villages in Khan Chong are as follows:
  
  | No. | Romanization | Thai |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ban Khan Chong | บ้านคันโช้ง |
  | 2 | Ban Nong Luak | บ้านหนองลวก |
  | 3 | Ban Huai Chiang | บ้านห้วยเจียง |
  | 4 | Ban Nam Chon | บ้านน้ำโจน |
  | 5 | Ban Nong Krabak | บ้านหนองกระบาก |
  | 6 | Ban Pak Phan | บ้านปากพาน |
  | 7 | Ban Kaeng Khan Na | บ้านแก่งคันนา |
  | 8 | Ban Nong Bon | บ้านหนองบอน |
  | 9 | Ban Sam Sao | บ้านสามเส้า |
  | 10 | Ban Prong Khae | บ้านโปร่งแค |
  
  ## 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 Khan Chong.
  
  ## Sufficiency Economy Village Project
  
  A Sufficiency Economy Village Project is at Ban Nam Chon. Part of the project is a Handicraft Village Project, which produces carved works, furniture, and other products from the wood gathered from the newly flooded area of the Khwae Noi Dam Project. It is a community project aimed at increasing local family income.
  
  ## Temples
  
  The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Khan Chong:
  
  * Wat Khan Chong Wanaram (Thai: วัดคันโช้งวนาราม) in Ban Khan Chong
  * Wat Nong Luak (Thai: วัดหนองลวก) in Ban Nong Luak
  * Wat Huai Chiang (Thai: วัดห้วยเจียง) in Ban Huai Chiang
  * Wat Nam Chon (Thai: วัดน้ำโจน) in Ban Nam Chon
  * Wat Ta-khian Tia (Thai: วัดตะเคียนเตี้ย) in Ban Nong Krabak
  * Wat Nong Bon (Thai: วัดหนองบอน) in Ban Nong Bon
  