Amphoe Rasi Salai

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Rasi Salai
ราศีไศล
Statistics
Province: Sisaket
District office: Mueang Khong
15°20′25″N, 104°9′14″E
Area: 504.9 km²
Inhabitants: 82,333 (2000)
Pop. density: 163.1 inh./km²
Geocode: 3309
Postal code: 33160
Map
Map of Sisaket, Thailand highlighting Rasi Salai

Rasi Salai (Thai: ราศีไศล) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.

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[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] History

The district was renamed from Khong to Rasi Salai in 1939.[1]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (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. Som Poi ส้มป่อย 17 7,188
13. Nong Mi หนองหมี 18 5,937
14. Wan Kham หว้านคำ 13 5,142
15. Sang Pi สร้างปี่ 12 4,823

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Sila Lat district.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒" (in Thai) (April 17 1939). Royal Gazette 56 (0 ก): 354–364. 

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