- Amphoe Ban Mo
Infobox Amphoe
thai=บ้านหมอ
name=Ban Mo
province=Saraburi
coordinates=coord|14|36|56|N|100|43|38|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=203.6
population=39,489
population_as_of=2000
density=194.0
capital=
location=
postal_code=18130
geocode=1906Ban Mo ( _th. บ้านหมอ) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the northwestern part ofSaraburi Province , centralThailand .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 toWat 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 ").
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