- Amphoe Mueang Yasothon
Infobox Amphoe
name=Mueang Yasothon
thai=เมืองยโสธร
province=Yasothon
coordinates=coord|15|47|41|N|104|8|26|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Nai Mueang
area= 578.2
population= 129,999
population_as_of=2005
density=224.8
postal_code=35000
geocode=3501Mueang Yasothon ( _th. เมืองยโสธร) is the capital district ("
Amphoe Mueang ") ofYasothon Province in northeasternThailand .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 ".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 farmingecondary occupations
*Wicker working
*Carving
*Brass workingImportant products
*Rice
*Cassava
*WatermelonAdministration
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).District office
The Yasothon District Office is located at:
Chaeng Sanit Road
T. Nai Mueang
A. Mueang Yasothon
Yasothon 35000Education
Private school in Mueang Yasothon:
* [http://school.obec.go.th/santithamwittayakom/index.html Santitham Wittayakom Primary School] (Thai) (Baha'I) โรงเรียนสันติธรรมวิทยาคม (บาไฮ) The secondary schools in Mueang Yasothon are:
* [http://www.ysp.ac.th/ Yasothon Phitthayakhom School (โรงเรียนยโสธรพิทยาคม)] (Thai)
* [http://school.obec.go.th/pittayason/data/chanvit.html Yasothon Phitthayasan School (โรงเรียนยโสธรพิทยาสรรค์)] (Thai)College in Mueang Yasothon
* [http://www.technicyaso.ac.th/about.php Yasothon Technical College วิทยาลัยเทคนิคยโสธร] (Thai-English)Religion
Mueang Yasothon is home to 151 "
wat ", 2joss house s and 1mosque , along with 1 school/worship center ofBahai ,Roman Catholic ,Church of Christ , andThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .External links
* [http://www.yasothon.go.th/a_moeng.html Official government page] of Mueang Yasothon
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