Ban Mo district

Ban Mo บ้านหมอ
District
Ban Mo Railway Station
District location in Saraburi province
Coordinates: 14°36′56″N 100°43′38″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Saraburi
Area
• Total	203.6 km2 (78.6 sq mi)
Population  (2000)
• Total	39,489
• Density	194.0/km2 (502.3/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. Because Ban Mo literally means "home of doctor".

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).

No.	Name	Thai
1.	Ban Mo	บ้านหมอ
2.	Bang Khamot	บางโขมด
3.	Sang Sok	สร่างโศก
4.	Talat Noi	ตลาดน้อย
5.	Horathep	หรเทพ
6.	Khok Yai	โคกใหญ่
7.	Phai Khwang	ไผ่ขวาง
8.	Ban Khrua	บ้านครัว
9.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว

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 (160 ha; 400 acres). Taro is another important food crop.