Samo Khae

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native_name = สมอแข
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subdivision_type = Amphoe
subdivision_name = Mueang Phitsanulok
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subdivision_name2 = Phitsanulok
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subdivision_name3 = Thailand
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postal_code = 65000
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website = [http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=650107 ThaiTambon.com]
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Samo Khae ( _th. สมอแข) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography

The topography of Samo Khae is fertile lowlands. [http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=650107 ThaiTambon.com] ] The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Don Thong, to the east by Wang Thong of Amphoe Wang Thong, to the south by Wang Phikun of Amphoe Wang Thong and to the west by Aranyik. [http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=650107 ThaiTambon.com] ] Samo Khae lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Culture

Samo Khae is home to a large population of migrants from Ratchaburi, and as such, much of the local culture involves northern customs. [http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=650107 ThaiTambon.com] ]

Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages: [http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:GX9UMhZNdisJ:www.pitloklocal.org/songko47.xls+%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us Pitlocal.org] (in Thai)]

Economy

Samo Khae's close proximaty to the urban center of Phitsanulok has driven the subdistrict towards an industrial economy, although the primary way of life is still rice farming. [http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=650107 ThaiTambon.com] ]

Governmental Institutions

The following is a list of governmental institutions in Samo Khae: [http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=650107 ThaiTambon.com] ]
*Station 5 of the Police Bureau of Highway Regulation in Ban Samo Khae
*Phitsanulok Province Industrial Park in Ban Samo Khae
*Phitsanulok Province Aministrative Office in Ban Sam Khae
*Fort Somdetphra Boromma Trailokanat (Royal Thai Army Base) in muban 2, named after King Boromma Trailokanat of Ayutthaya
*Provincial Electricity Authority in muban 7

Temples

*Wat Sri Wanaram ( _th. วัดศรีวนาราม) in muban 3
*Wat Gromtan ( _th. วัดกรมธรรม์) in muban 3
*Wat Samo Khae ( _th. วัดสมอแข) in muban 4
*Wat Noen Makhuek ( _th. วัดเนินมะคึก) in muban 2
*Wat Sala Song Phi Nong ( _th. วัดศาลาสองพี่น้อง, _en. Hall of Two Brothers Temple) in muban 1

References