Country Thailand Postal code 18130 Area 203.6 km² Province Saraburi Province | Time zone THA (UTC+7) Geocode 1906 Population 39,489 (2000) | |
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Ban Mo (Thai: บ้านหมอ) is a district (Amphoe) in the northwestern part of Saraburi Province, central Thailand.
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Map of Ban Mo District, Saraburi Province, 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. The main workpower was elephants. 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 subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon).
References
Ban Mo District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA