Amphoe Kut Chum

Infobox Amphoe
name=Kut Chum
thai=กุดชุม
province=Yasothon
coordinates=coord|16|1|54|N|104|20|24|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Kut Chum
area=544.0
population= 65,959
population_as_of=2005
density=121.25
postal_code=35140
geocode=3503

Kut Chum ( _th. กุดชุม) is a district ("amphoe") of Yasothon Province in northeastern Thailand.

History

The village of Kut Chum was established in 1912. A minor district ("king amphoe") Kut Chum was established on August 1, 1961. It was made out of the four subdistricts Non Pueai, Phai (in 1978 reassigned to Sai Mun district), Phon Ngan and Kammaet split off from Yasothon district. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=78|issue=63 ง|pages=1822|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ยกฐานะตำบลขึ้นเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2504/D/063/1822.PDF|date=1961-08-15|language=Thai]

On July 17, 1963, it was elevated to the level of district ("amphoe"), then of Ubon Ratchathani Province. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=80|issue=72 ก|pages=362|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอบ่อพลอย อำเภอไทรโยค อำเภอหนองเรือ อำเภอหนองสองห้อง อำเภอประทาย อำเภอห้วยแถลง อำเภอละหานทราย อำเภอกุยบุรี อำเภอตาพระยา อำเภอหนองไผ่ อำเภอนาเชือก อำเภอวัดเพลง อำเภอพนัสนิคม อำเภอภูกระดึง อำเภอปรางค์กู่ อำเภอท่าช้าง อำเภอบ้านด่านลานหอย อำเภอบ้านดง อำเภอสว่างอารมณ์ และอำเภอกุดชุม พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๖|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2506/A/072/362.PDF|date=1963-07-16|language=Thai] When Yasothon was separated from Ubon, Kut Chum was one of the districts relocated to the new province.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Loeng Nok Tha, Thai Charoen, Pa Tio, Mueang Yasothon, and Sai Mun of Yasothon Province, and Selaphum and Nong Phok of Roi Et Province.

Economy

Kut Chum is well-known for its organic movement and organic foods; specifically, organic farming of rice and chemical-free rice cultivation [http://ird.sut.ac.th/NRCT%20CDROM/xml/bx5035.xml] . Kut Chum also achieved fame for issuing its own local scrip called "Bia Kut Chum" (bia, Thai for cowry shell, was once Fraction|1|6400 of a Thai baht, and still current in metaphorical expressions), but ran afoul of currency laws. To side-step implications that they intended a substitute local currency, they adopted instead "Boon Kut Chum", barter coupons with a fixed value in baht, exchanged for goods and services within the community. [ [http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/archive/index.php/t-2224.html A Boon to Kut Chum archive] ] .

Primary occupations

*Rice farming
*Animal husbandry
*Crop farming

econdary occupations

*Commerce
*Home-based businesses

Important products

*Rice
*Cassava
*Watermelon

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts ("tambon") which make up 125 villages ("muban").

District office

The district office of Kut Chum is located at:Mu 8:T. Kut Chum:A. Kut Chum:Yasothon 35140

Local administration

Kut Chum Phanna is a subdistrict municipality ("thesaban tambon") which covers parts of the subdistricts Kut Chum and Non Pueai. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO), one for each subdistrict covering the non-municipal areas.

chools

The secondary schools in Amphoe Kut Chum are:
*Kut Chum Witthayakhom School (โรงเรียนกุดชุมวิทยาคม) [http://schoolkc.no-ip.info/ Web site Thai)]
*Kam Maet Khanti Tham School (โรงเรียนกำแมดขันติธรรม)
*Phon Ngam Phiyakhan School (โรงเรียนโพนงามพิยาคาร)

References

External links

* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=480&pv=44 amphoe.com] (Thai)