Yasothon
("Home of the amazing Bang Fai. The mon khit pillows. Production source of white rice.") • Image Flag — Flag of Yasothon province.svg • Image Seal — Seal of Yasothon province.svg • Image Map — Thailand Yasothon locator map.svg • Mapsize — frameless • Map Caption — Map of Thailand highlighting Yasothon province • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Thailand • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Yasothon • Leader Title — Governor • Leader Name — Chanchai Sornsriwichai • Leader Title1 — PAO President • Area Total Km2 — 4,131 • Area Rank — 52nd • Population Total — 525,325 • Population As Of — 2024 • Population Rank — 49th • Population Density Km2 — 127 • Population Density Rank — 34th • Demographics Type2 — GDP • Demographics2 Title1 — Total • Demographics2 Info1 — baht 26 billion (US$0.9 billion) (2019) • Demographics Type1 — Human Achievement Index • Demographics1 Title1 — HAI (2022) • Demographics1 Info1 — 0.6485 "somewhat high" Ranked 28th • Timezone1 — ICT • Utc Offset1 — +7 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 35xxx • Area Code Type — Calling code • Area Code — 045 • Iso Code — TH-35 • Website — yasothon.go.th
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("Home of the amazing Bang Fai. The mon khit pillows. Production source of white rice.") • Image Flag — Flag of Yasothon province.svg • Image Seal — Seal of Yasothon province.svg • Image Map — Thailand Yasothon locator map.svg • Mapsize — frameless • Map Caption — Map of Thailand highlighting Yasothon province • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Thailand • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Yasothon • Leader Title — Governor • Leader Name — Chanchai Sornsriwichai • Leader Title1 — PAO President • Area Total Km2 — 4,131 • Area Rank — 52nd • Population Total — 525,325 • Population As Of — 2024 • Population Rank — 49th • Population Density Km2 — 127 • Population Density Rank — 34th • Demographics Type2 — GDP • Demographics2 Title1 — Total • Demographics2 Info1 — baht 26 billion (US$0.9 billion) (2019) • Demographics Type1 — Human Achievement Index • Demographics1 Title1 — HAI (2022) • Demographics1 Info1 — 0.6485 "somewhat high" Ranked 28th • Timezone1 — ICT • Utc Offset1 — +7 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 35xxx • Area Code Type — Calling code • Area Code — 045 • Iso Code — TH-35 • Website — yasothon.go.th
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• Name — Yasothon • Native Name — ยโสธร • Settlement Type — Province • Nickname — Mueang Yot • Motto — เมืองบั้งไฟโก้ แตงโมหวาน หมอนขวานผ้าขิด แหล่งผลิตข้าวหอมมะลิ
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Yasothon Provincial Administrative Organization • Native Name — องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดยโสธร • Settlement Type — Provincial Administrative Organization • Government Type — Local administrative divisions • Governing Body — Yasothon Provincial Administrative Organization • Leader Title — President • Leader Name — Wichian Somwong Yasothon province (pron, one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), lies in central northeastern Thailand also called Isan. The province was established by the revolutionary council of Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, after its Announcement No. 70 which came into force on 3 March 1972. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, and Roi Et.
Geography
Geography
The northern half of the province consists of plains with low hills; the southern part consists of the river lowlands of the River Chi, with ponds and swamps. Yasothon's total forested area is 358 km2 or 8.7% of the province.
Geology
Geology
Yasothon soils (rhodic ferralsols) formed in the Triassic before the uplift of the Khorat Plateau, are relict soils made fertile by field termites through bioturbation.
National park
National park
There is one national park, along with five other national parks, make up region 9 (Ubon Ratchathani) of Thailand's protected areas. (Visitors in fiscal year 2024) • Phu Sa Dok Bua National Park — 231 km2 — (8,840)
History
History
The moated town of Dong Mueang Toei in Kham Khuean Kaeo district carries an inscription naming the place Śaṅkhapura. Chaowanee Lekkla places it about 400 km from Sambor Prei Kuk by the Chi, contemporary with that centre and working its own iron. She states that the evidence is not sufficient to place the town within Zhēnlà's area of political influence, and that a shared Shaiva cult does not establish one. The province was created on 1 March 1972, when it was split off from Ubon Ratchathani.
Symbols
Symbols
The seal of the province shows two mythical lions, called singh, facing the chedi Prathat Anon, in the temple Wat Maha That in the city of Yasothon. In the legendary account of the founding of the city, a lion came out of the forest when the site was chosen; hence the city was called Ban Singh Tha, Home (of) Imposing Lion. At the bottom of the seal is a lotus flower (Nymphaea lotus), as the lotus is both the provincial flower of the province and of Ubon Ratchathani province, of which Yasothon was part until 1972. The provincial tree is Anisoptera costata. The provincial aquatic life is the sheatfish Ompok bimaculatus.
Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions
• Illustration — Yasothon's nine districts
Provincial government
Provincial government
The province is divided into nine districts (amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 78 subdistricts (tambon) and 885 villages (muban). • | #Mueang Yasothon #Sai Mun #Kut Chum #Kham Khuean Kaeo #Pa Tio — | Maha Chana Chai Kho Wang Loeng Nok Tha Thai Charoen
Local government
Local government
As of 26 November 2019 there are: one Yasothon Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 24 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Yasothon has town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 23 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 63 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).
Transport
Transport
• Illustration — Samlor Yasothon city is about 500 km from Bangkok at the intersection of Routes 23 and 202, and the south end of Route 2169. Several bus lines connect the province at frequent intervals to Bangkok's Northern Bus Terminal, as well as all bus terminals in the north and northeast. Ubon Ratchathani province is 100 kilometres east on Route 23.
Human achievement index 2022
Human achievement index 2022
• Health — Education — Employment — Income • — — — • 50 — 6 — 44 — 54 • Housing — Family — Transport — Participation • — — — • 13 — 36 — 36 — 38 • Yasothon, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6485 is "somewhat high", occupies place 28 in the ranking. Since 2003, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at the provincial level using the Human Achievement Index (HAI), a composite index covering eight key areas of human development. The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017. • |Rank — Classification • | 1 - 13 — "high" • |14 - 29 — "somewhat high" • |30 - 45 — "average" • |46 - 61 — "somewhat low" • |62 - 77 — "low" role= "presentation" • Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings *
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