Rasi Salai district

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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; and Rattanaburi of Surin province.

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The main river of the district is the Mun.

History

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

The Rasi Salai Dam was built here in 1994 and unofficially decommissioned in July 2000 following devastation of local farming villages as documented by Living River Siam. [2]

Administration

The district is divided into 13 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 190 villages ( mubans ). Mueang Khong is a township ( thesaban tambon ) and covers parts of tambon Mueang Khong. There are a further 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillages Pop.
1.Mueang Khongเมืองคง157,523
2.Mueang Khaenเมืองแคน146,600
3.Nong Khaeหนองแค177,803
6.Chik Sang Thongจิกสังข์ทอง103,999
7.Danด่าน135,206
8.Duดู่147,362
9.Nong Uengหนองอึ่ง178,594
10.Bua Hungบัวหุ่ง186,822
11.Phaiไผ่125,334
12.Som Poiส้มป่อย177,188
13.Nong Miหนองหมี185,937
14.Wan Khamหว้านคำ135,142
15.Sang Piสร้างปี่124,823

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Sila Lat District.

Rasi Salai Dam Rasisalai dam.jpg
Rasi Salai Dam

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References

  1. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Executive Summary of Rasi Salai Thai Baan Research" (PDF). Living Rivers Siam. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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