Rasi Salai district explained

Official Name:Rasi Salai
Native Name:ราษีไศล
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sisaket
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Mueang Khong
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:82333
Population As Of:2000
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:33160
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:3309
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:15.3403°N 104.1539°W

Rasi Salai (Thai: ราษีไศล, in Thai pronounced as /rāː.sǐː sā.lǎj/) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand.

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.

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 nameVillagesPop.
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.

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 56. ก. 354–364. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219071714/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. dead. February 19, 2009. April 17, 1939. Thai.
  2. Web site: Executive Summary of Rasi Salai Thai Baan Research. Living Rivers Siam. 29 April 2018.