Yothaka
Yothaka is a tambon of Bang Nam Priao district, Chachoengsao province, eastern Thailand.
History
Yothaka separated from Don Ko Ka and Mon Thong Subdistricts in 1937. It is named after the Yothaka River, better known as Nakhon Nayok River that flows through the area. Yothaka means 'orchid tree' as, in the past, along the Nakhon Nayok River, this species was abundant.Geography
Most of the subdistrict is lowland, suitable for cultivation. Yothaka residents live along the irrigation canal and Nakhon Nayok River, which is the boundary between Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok provincesNeighboring tambons are : Bang Sombun of Ongkharak district, Nakhon Nayok Province, Singto Thong, Bang Khanak of Bang Khanak district, and Bang Taen of Ban Sang district, and Prachinburi province.
The eastern line railway station, Yothaka, is in Bang Toei Subdistrict, Ban Sang district. Pak Nam Yothaka, the confluence of the Prachinburi and Nakhon Nayok Rivers, is in Bang Taen subdistrict, Ban Sang district.