Amphoe Lahan Sai

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Lahan Sai
ละหานทราย
Statistics
Province: Buriram
Area: 735.0 km²
Inhabitants: 100,412 (2000)
Pop. density: 136.6 inh./km²
Geocode: 3106
Postal code: 31170
Map
Map of Buriram, Thailand highlighting Lahan Sai

Lahan Sai (Thai: ละหานทราย) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.

[edit] History

Lahan Sai area was originally part of Nang Rong district. The area was fertile and covered by dense forest, so people from neighboring districts moved to establish new village there. When the community grew bigger, the government created a minor district (King Amphoe) on January 1 1962 to make it more comfortable for the citizen to reach public services. The new district covered the tambon Lahan Sai, Pakham and Thawon. It was upgraded to a full district on July 17,1963.

Lahan Sai means plain fertile width Hog Deers (Axis porcinus).

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Ta Phraya of Sa Kaeo Province, Non Din Daeng, Pakham, Nang Rong, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Prakhon Chai and Ban Kruat of Buriram Province. To the southeast it borders the province Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.

[edit] Administrative divisions

The district is subdivided into 6 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 80 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon), and 5 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).


Amphoe of Buriram Seal of Buriram
Amphoe:

Mueang Buri Ram - Khu Mueang - Krasang - Nang Rong - Nong Ki - Lahan Sai - Prakhon Chai - Ban Kruat - Phutthaisong - Lam Plai Mat - Satuek - Pakham - Na Pho - Nong Hong - Phlapphla Chai - Huai Rat - Non Suwan - Chamni - Ban Mai Chaiyaphot - Non Din Daeng - Chaloem Phra Kiat

King Amphoe: Ban Dan - Khaen Dong