Amphoe Rasi Salai

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Rasi Salai
ราศีไศล

Statistics
Province:	Sisaket
District office:	Mueang Khong 15°20′24″N, 104°9′12″E
Area:	504.9 km²
Inhabitants:	82,333 (2000)
Pop. density:	163.1 inh./km²
Geocode:	3309
Postal code:	33160
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Rasi Salai (Thai: ราศีไศล) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phanom Phrai of Roi Et Province, Sila Lat of Sisaket Province, Maha Chana Chai and Kho Wang of Yasothon Province, Yang Chum Noi, Mueang Sisaket, Uthumphon Phisai and Bueng Bun of Sisaket again, and Rattanaburi of Surin Province.

The main river of the district is the Mun.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 190 villages (muban). Mueang Khong is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Mueang Khong. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Mueang Khong	เมืองคง	15	7,523
2.	Mueang Khaen	เมืองแคน	14	6,600
3.	Nong Khae	หนองแค	17	7,803
6.	Chik Sang Thong	จิกสังข์ทอง	10	3,999
7.	Dan	ด่าน	13	5,206
8.	Du	ดู่	14	7,362
9.	Nong Ueng	หนองอึ่ง	17	8,594
10.	Bua Hung	บัวหุ่ง	18	6,822
11.	Phai	ไผ่	12	5,334
12.	Sompoi	ส้มป่อย	17	7,188
13.	Nong Mi	หนองหมี	18	5,937
14.	Wa Nakham	หว้านคำ	13	5,142
15.	Sang Pi	สร้างปี่	12	4,823

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Sila Lat district.

[edit] Sources

• amphoe.com (Thai)

Amphoe of Si Sa Ket
Amphoe:	Mueang Si Sa Ket - Yang Chum Noi - Kanthararom - Kantharalak - Khukhan - Phrai Bueng - Prang Ku - Khun Han - Rasi Salai - Uthumphon Phisai - Bueng Bun - Huai Thap Than - Non Khun - Si Rattana - Nam Kliang - Wang Hin - Phu Sing - Mueang Chan - Benchalak - Phayu
King Amphoe:	Pho Si Suwan - Sila Lat