Thothae () is a sub-district in the Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.
Name origin The word thothae means 'tired', "weary", 'downhearted', or 'dejected'. It is formed from the two elements, tho (Thai: ท้อ) meaning 'discourage', and thae (Thai: แท้) meaning 'real' or 'genuine'.
According to local legend, the village is far from other villages, and the distance can make travellers weary. Despite the negative meaning, residents did not change the village name, only the Buddhist temple Wat Thothae (Thai: วัดท้อแท้) in Thothae was renamed Wat Thong Thae (Thai: วัดทองแท้; lit.: 'real golden temple').
Geography Thothae lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Administration The sub-district is divided into eight smaller divisions called (muban), which roughly correspond to villages. There are six villages, two of which occupy several mubans.ตำบลท้อแท้ อำเภอวัดโบสถ์ จังหวัดพิษณุโลก - ศูนย์ข้อมูลประเทศไทย - Thailand Information Center Thothae is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). The mubans in Thotae are enumerated as follows: Pitlocal.org(Thai)
No. English Thai 1&5 Ban Thothae บ้านท้อแท้ 2 Ban Tha Chang บ้านท่าช้าง 3&4 Ban Lao Kwan บ้านเหล่าขวัญ 6 Ban Dong Ga Bak บ้านดงกะบาก 7 Ban Nong Makhang บ้านหนองมะคัง 8 Ban Tha Gradun บ้านท่ากระดุน
Temples The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Thotae:Culture.Pitlok.net วัดทองแท้ in Ban Thothae วัดคุ้งใหญ่ in Ban Thothae วัดเหล่าขวัญ in Ban Lao Kwang วัดนอก in Ban Lao Kwang วัดดงกระบาก in Ban Dong Ga Bak วัดสันติวนาราม in Ban Nong Makhang
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