Hin Tok (, ) is a ''

tambon ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

'' (subdistrict) of Ron Phibun district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province,

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History and toponymy

Its name ''"Hin Tok"'' literally translates to "

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" as rocks often fall from the cliffs in what is now Tham Nam. The subdistrict was planted around 1932 with the first

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named Thap Wannasuk (ทับ วรรณสุข).

Geography

Hin Tok is the uppermost part of Ron Phibun. The topography is foothill plains, consisting of mountains along the

Nakhon Si Thammarat range The Nakhon Si Thammarat Range (, , ) is a mountain range on the Malay Peninsula in southern Thailand, running in a north–south direction. This mountain chain is also sometimes named Banthat Range (ทิวเขาบรรทัด), a name wh ...

, with streams, waterfalls, and national reserved forests, which is the source of many important local water resources. The area is about north of the district centre and about south of city of Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Administration

Hin Tok is administered by two local government bodies, Hin Tok

Subdistrict Administrative Organization ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

and Hin Tok Subdistrict Municipality. It also consists of 12 administrative ''

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s'' (villages).

Population

At the end of 2022, it had a total population of 18,685.

Local traditions and festivals

* Ten Month Tradition *

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(pulling the Buddha) *Offering Candle Incense to Monks *Make Merit by Fire

Places

*Khun Phang Waterfall *Mai La Market *Wat Thalung Thong *Wat Wiphawadi Rangsitaram

References

External links

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Hin Tok Subdistrict Municipality
Tambon of Nakhon Si Thammarat province 1932 establishments in Siam {{Coord, 8.25788356, N, 99.8148720568, E, type:isle, display=title