Lahan Sai district

Lahan Sai (Thai: ละหานทราย, pronounced [lā.hǎːn sāːj]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Buriram province, northeastern Thailand.

Lahan Sai
ละหานทราย
District location in Buriram province
District location in Buriram province
Coordinates: 14°24′42″N 102°51′36″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceBuriram
Area
  Total735.0 km2 (283.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total70,825
  Density96.4/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code31170
Geocode3106

History

Lahan Sai area was originally part of Nang Rong district. The area was fertile and covered by dense forest, so people from neighboring districts moved to establish new village there. When the community grew bigger, the government created a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 January 1961[1] to make it more comfortable for the citizen to reach public services. The new district covered tambons Lahan Sai and Pakham. It was upgraded to a full district on 17 July 1963.[2]

Etymology

Lahan Sai means "plain fertile width hog deer" (Axis porcinus).

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Ta Phraya of Sa Kaeo province, Non Din Daeng, Pakham, Nang Rong, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Prakhon Chai, and Ban Kruat of Buriram Province. To the southeast it borders the provinces of Banteay Meanchey and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.

The Sankamphaeng Range mountainous area is in the southern section of this district.

Motto

The Lahan Sai District's motto is "The Lung Pu Suk so sacred, city of horticulture and farm plants, many of silk, beautiful of Hin-Lum (Rock hole), many of river basin, Lanan Sai is border city."

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 95 villages (mubans). Lahan Sai is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Lahan Sai. Ta Chong, Samrong Mai, and Nong Waeng are sub-district municipalities which each cover the complete same-named sub-district. The non-municipal parts of Lahan Sai and the sub-districts Nong Takhrong and Khok Wan each have one tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
01.Lahan Saiละหานทราย2712,346
03.Ta Chongตาจง2215,575
04.Samrong Maiสำโรงใหม่1312,068
07.Nong Waengหนองแวง1115,676
10.Nong Takhrongหนองตะครอง1208,011
11.Khok Wanโคกว่าน1007,149

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Non Din Daeng district and parts of Chaloem Phra Kiat district.

References

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