Official Name: | Ban Khung Taphao |
Other Name: | (en|Bend of Argosy Watercourse Village) |
Native Name: | บ้านคุ้งตะเภา |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type3: | Tambon |
Subdivision Name3: | Khung Taphao |
Subdivision Type2: | Amphoe |
Subdivision Name2: | Mueang Uttaradit |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttaradit |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Leader Title: | Phu Yai Ban |
Leader Name: | Somchai Samphaothong |
Timezone: | Thailand |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 17.6568°N 100.1485°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 53000 |
Blank1 Name: | Chief watercourse |
Blank1 Info: | Nan River |
Ban Khung Taphao (th|บ้านคุ้งตะเภา) is a village in the Khung Taphao subdistrict of Mueang Uttaradit of Uttaradit Province, Thailand.
The first element ban, (Thai: บ้าน) means village.[1] The second element khung, (Thai: คุ้ง) means bend of watercourse. The third element taphao, (Thai: ตะเภา) means a sailing ship.[2]
Ban Khung Taphao lies in the northern portion of Tambon Khung Taphao on the Nan River.
The current village headman of Ban Khung Taphao is Phu Yai Ban Somchai Samphaothong (Thai:สมชาย สำเภาทอง). The headman is an elected post, followed by appointment by the Ministry of the Interior.
Residents are Theravada Buddhists. Ancestor worship is practiced, and homes often have shrines dedicated to elders of the family who have died; offerings of food and drink are placed beside the shrines.
Children attend school at the Ban Khung Taphao School. They travel to Ban Khung Taphao School by bicycle or on foot. Traditional ethnic clothing is no longer worn by villagers, other than for certain religious ceremonies.