Mueang Yasothon District

Mueang Yasothon เมืองยโสธร
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Yasothon Province
Coordinates: 15°47′41″N 104°8′26″E / 15.79472°N 104.14056°E / 15.79472; 104.14056Coordinates: 15°47′41″N 104°8′26″E / 15.79472°N 104.14056°E / 15.79472; 104.14056
Country	Thailand
Province	Yasothon
Seat	Nai Mueang
Area
• Total	578.2 km2 (223.2 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	129,999
• Density	224.8/km2 (582/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	35000
Geocode	3501

Mueang Yasothon (Thai: เมืองยโสธร, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ já.sǒː.tʰɔ̄ːn]) is the capital district of the province of Yasothon in northeastern Thailand on the Chi River. Subdistrict Nai Mueang (ในเมือง, in the town) determines the city limits of the town of Yasothon.

History

According to the chronicles of Mueang Yasothon, in 1795 Phra Chao Worawongsa (Phra Wo), Minister of Vientiane, and several others set off to come live with the king in 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 next to the grounds of an abandoned wat. They called it Wat Singh Tha (วัดสิงห์ท่า), which remains to this day. The village they called Ban Singh Tha (บ้านสิงห์ท่า). Singh is a mythical lion; Tha (ท่า) means pose.

Wat Singh Tha Lion Gate

A Fine Arts Dept. marker for a chedi erected by Wat Singh Tha says that, during the Thonburi Era, grandson Kham Su (ท้าวคำสู) called the settlement Ban Singh Thong (บ้านสิงห์ทอง Ban Gold Lion). The wat, which had been deserted with dense jungle blocking the way to the river landing, was re-built and renamed after the new village. The change from Thong (Gold) to Tha (ท่า) was influenced by two factors: Tha means port or landing and also means pose with many connotations.^[1] Thus the change in name to Singh Tha means Port Lion, and also Imposing Lion such as those posed on the Lion Gate, and on pedestals on the temple grounds.

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

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.

Economy

Primary occupations

• Rice farming
• Crop farming
• Orchard farming

Secondary occupations

• Wicker working
• Carving
• Brass working
• agriculture
• farming

Important products

• Rice
• Cassava
• Watermelon

Administration

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

District office

The Yasothon District Office

The Yasothon District Office is located at:

Chaeng Sanit Road
T. Nai Mueang
A. Mueang Yasothon
Yasothon 35000

Education

Private school in Mueang Yasothon:

• Santitham Wittayakom Primary School — Baha'I (โรงเรียนสันติธรรมวิทยาคม — บาไฮ)^[2]

The secondary schools in Mueang Yasothon are:

• Yasothon Phitthayakhom School (โรงเรียนยโสธรพิทยาคม) (Thai)
• Yasothon Phitthayasan School (โรงเรียนยโสธรพิทยาสรรค์) (Thai)

College in Mueang Yasothon

• Yasothon Technical College วิทยาลัยเทคนิคยโสธร (Thai-English)

Religion

Mueang Yasothon is home to 151 wat, 2 joss houses and 1 mosque, along with 1 school/worship center of the Bahá'í Faith, Roman Catholic, Church of Christ, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses.

Military

Camp Bodindecha (ค่ายบดินทรเดชา) is located west of the city proper in Ban Doet (บ้านเดิด) Tambon Doet, on Route 23 (Chaeng Sanit Road ถนนแจ้งสนิท). The camp has been home to the Royal Thai Army Sixteenth Infantry Regiment (กรมทหารราบที่ ๑๖) since 23 December 1985.^[3] The camp also hosts the Bodindecha Golf Club, which is open to the public. 15°54′26″N 104°03′41″E / 15.907329°N 104.061321°E / 15.907329; 104.061321

References

External links

• Official government page of Mueang Yasothon