Samo Khae () is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. In 2025 it had a population of 16,017 and 9,142 households.
The topography of Samo Khae is fertile lowlands with an area of 40.19 km<sup>2</sup> and lies east of the Nan river. The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Don Thong subdistrict, to the east by Wang Thong subdistrict of Wang Thong district, to the south by Wang Phikun subdistrict of Wang Thong district, and to the west by Aranyik subdistrict and Hua Ro subdistrict. Samo Khae subdistrict lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Originally, Samo Khae subdistrict was divided into five administrative villages: Moo1 Ban Nong Tho, Moo2 Ban Ladlak Bua Khao, Moo3 Ban Dong Pradok-Krommethan, Moo4 Ban Samo Khae and Moo5 Ban Go.<br> Samo Khae Subdistrict Administrative Organization-SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon) was established, published 19 January 1996 in Royal Thai Government Gazette, but effective 30 March 1996.<br> In 1998, Ban Noen Makhuek (Moo6) was separated from Ban Ladlak Bua Khao (Moo2).<br> In 2001 Ban Krommethan-Dong Pradok (Moo3) was split into three villages: Ban Dong Pradok (Moo3), Ban Phong Sathon-Chinlap (Moo7) and Ban Krommethan-Chatkaew (Moo8).<br> In 2025, Moo7 Ban Phong Sathon-Chinlap splits into three villages: Moo7 Ban Phong Sathon-Chinlap, Moo9 Ban Chinlap and Moo10 Ban Indochine.<br> Since the start of the year 2026 Samo Khae SAO is upgraded to Samo Khae subdistrict municipality.
The administration of Samo Khae subdistrict is responsible for an area that covers 40.19 km<sup>2</sup> and consists of ten administrative villages, as of December 2025: 16,017 people and 9,142 households.
Administrative villages contain many villages such as:
Samo Khae subdistrict municipality () covers the whole Samo Khae subdistrict.
The logo of Samo Khae subdistrict municipality shows an anchor (solidarity), a rope (unity) and a moon (prosperity).
Samo Khae subdistrict is home to the following active temples, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced by local residents:
In Samo Khae subdistrict (Moo1) there is a Chinese shrine to worship Guan Yu.<br>
à ¸ºBecause the land is suitable for agriculture, most people work in this sector. The following companies also play a role in the employment service: CPF factory, Kaset Phattana Industry, Makro Phitsanulok 2 and Thai Watsadu Phitsanulok. http://www.agmachine.com http://www.siammakro.co.th http://www.thaiwatsadu.com
The following government institutions in Samo Khae subdistrict are:
Phitsanulok University is a private university - Moo5. http://www.pluniversity.com
There is Samo Khae health-promoting hospital in Ban Dong Pradok (Moo3).
Major roads are:
From bus station no.2 buses provide mass transport through Phitsanulok province. Connection to Bangkok and cities of northern Thailand (except Mae Hong Son province) and northern northeastern Thailand is via direct bus routes daily and at night. All these bus routes are offered by eight bus companies, such as Esantour, Kingdom tour, Nakhonchai Air, Phet Prasert, Sombat tour and Win Tour Phitsanulok. Phet Prasert also has direct bus lines to eastern Thailand (Pattaya and Chanthaburi). Piya Chai Pattana offers a direct bus line to the south of Thailand (Hat Yai, Ko Samui, Phang Nga, Phuket and Surat Thani).<br>There are taxis with the necessary meters; motorcycle taxis and tuk-tuk tricycle taxis with negotiated rates.
All households in Samo Khae subdistrict have access to the electricity network.
80 percent of all households in Samo Khae subdistrict have access to the fixed and mobile telephone network.
All households in Samo Khae subdistrict have access to the water network of Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA).
Watthanathai-Yuan (thai:à ¸§à ¹Âà ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸£à ¸£à ¸¡à ¹Âà ¸Â-à ¸¢à ¸§à ¸Â) is a culture conservation center of Thai-Yuan club in Moo3. The purpose is to preserve maintain customs, arts, culture and local wisdom with the Samo Khae subdistrict.