Ban Mo District

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Ban Mo บ้านหมอ
District
District location in Saraburi Province
Coordinates: 14°36′56″N 100°43′38″E / 14.61556°N 100.72722°E / 14.61556; 100.72722Coordinates: 14°36′56″N 100°43′38″E / 14.61556°N 100.72722°E / 14.61556; 100.72722
Country	Thailand
Province	Saraburi
Area
• Total	203.6 km2 (78.6 sq mi)
Population  (2000)
• Total	39,489
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	18130
Geocode	1906

Ban Mo (Thai: บ้านหมอ, pronounced [bâːn mɔ̌ː]) is a district (amphoe) in the northwestern part of Saraburi Province, central Thailand.

History[]

After the Buddha footprint near Saraburi was found and a temple was built, King Songtham hired Dutch engineers to build a road from Tha Ruea to Wat Phra Phutthabat to make the pilgrimage there easier. Elephants did the heavy lifting. When the elephants got sick, they were cured at Wat Khok (later called Wat Khok Ban Mo and Wat Ban Mo finally), which thus gave the district its name.

Geography[]

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Don Phut, Nong Don, Phra Phutthabat, Sao Hai of Saraburi Province, and Tha Ruea of Ayutthaya Province.

Administration[]

The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons).^[1]

Transportation[]

Ban Mo accessible by Northern Railway, Ban Mo Railway Station is the only station of the district, it is middle between Tha Ruea (Ayutthaya) and Nong Don (Saraburi) Railway Stations.

Economy[]

Ban Mo can be considered as the area that has grown the most Melientha suavis in the country, with a total area of more than 1,000 rai (395 acres). Taro is another important food crop.^[2]

References[]

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