Amphoe Mueang Yasothon

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Mueang Yasothon
เมืองยโสธร
Statistics
Province:	Yasothon
District office:	Nai Mueang 15°47′41″N, 104°8′26″E
Area:	578.2 km²
Inhabitants:	129,999 (2005)
Pop. density:	224.8 inh./km²
Geocode:	3501
Postal code:	35000
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Mueang Yasothon (Thai: เมืองยโสธร) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Yasothon Province in northeastern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Administration
- 4.1 District office
5 Education
6 Religion
7 External links

[edit] History

According to the chronicles of Mueang Yasothon, in 1795 Phra Chao Worawongsa (Phra Wo), Minister of Vientiene, and several others set off to come live with the king of Champassak. Along the way they arrived at a jungle where spirits dwelt, and seeing that it was a good place, they built a village there. They called it Ban Singh Tha.

In 1814, King Rama II renamed Ban Singh Tha to Yasothon and raised its status to mueang.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Sai Mun, Kut Chum, Pa Tio and Kham Khuean Kaeo of Yasothon Province, Phanom Phrai and Selaphum of Roi Et Province.

[edit] Economy

[edit] Primary occupations

Rice farming
Crop farming
Orchard farming

[edit] Secondary occupations

Wicker working
Carving
Brass working

[edit] Important products

Rice
Cassava
Watermelon

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 18 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 190 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Yasothon covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. There are further 17 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).