Amphoe Phra Phutthabat
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| Province: | Saraburi |
| Area: | 287.1 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 70.354 (2000) |
| Pop. density: | 245.1 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 1909 |
| Postal code: | 18120 |
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Phra Phutthabat (Thai พระพุทธบาท) is a district (Amphoe) located in Saraburi Province, Thailand.
The district is named after the Wat Phra Phutthabat, meaning temple of Buddha's footprint. In the 17th century a hunter found a puddle of water which looked like a (oversized) footprint. It was declared a footprint of Buddha, and the temple was built around it.
Another well-known temple in the district is Wat Tham Krabok, both as a Hmong refugee camp and as for its drug rehabilitation program.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Lop Buri and Phattana Nikhom of Lopburi Province, and Chaloem Phra Kiat, Sao Hai, Ban Mo, Nong Don.
[edit] Administration
The district Phra Phuttabat is subdivided into 9 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (muban).
| Nr. | Name | Thai name | ||||||
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| 1. | Phra Phutthabat | พระพุทธบาท | 6. | Khao Wong | เขาวง | |||
| 2. | Khun Khlon | ขุนโขลน | 7. | Huai Pa Wai | ห้วยป่าหวาย | |||
| 3. | Than Kasem | ธารเกษม | 8. | Phu Krang | พุกร่าง | |||
| 4. | Na Yao | นายาว | 9. | Nong Kae | หนองแก | |||
| 5. | Phu Kham Chan | พุคำจาน |
| Amphoe of Saraburi |  |
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Mueang Saraburi - Kaeng Khoi - Nong Khae - Wihan Daeng - Nong Saeng - Ban Mo - Don Phut - Nong Don - Phra Phutthabat - Sao Hai - Muak Lek - Wang Muang - Chaloem Phra Kiat |
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