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Sai Mun ทรายมูล | |
|---|---|
 District location inYasothon province | |
| Coordinates:15°56′22″N104°12′32″E / 15.93944°N 104.20889°E /15.93944; 104.20889 | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Yasothon |
| Seat | Sai Mun |
| Area | |
• Total | 272.8 km2 (105.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 31,092 |
| • Density | 114.0/km2 (295/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 35170 |
| Geocode | 3502 |
Sai Mun (Thai:ทรายมูล,pronounced[sāːjmūːn]) is a district ofYasothon province in northeasternThailand.
Sai Mun village was formerly a village of Yasothon District, when it was still part ofUbon Ratchathani province. The village changed locations around the time of KingRama V when an epidemic caused villagers to abandon their homes and start a new village two kilometers away. At the site of their new village, which is present-day Sai Mun village, the villagers brought sand and soil from various sacred and revered places, and scattered it around the perimeter of their new home, to drive off the epidemic. It was from this ceremony that the village received its name.
Later, Sai Mun was giventambon status, and in 1968,Sanitary district (khet sukhaphiban) Sai Mun was created.[1]
After the separation of Yasothon from Ubon in 1972, on 15 May 1975, Sai Mun was elevated to a minor district (king amphoe), taking fourtambons from Mueang Yasothon District: Sai Mun, Du Lat, Dong Mafai, and Na Wiang.[2]
In 1978,tambon Phai was reassigned fromKut Chum district to King Amphoe Sai Mun.[3]
On 26 July 1984, the minor district was elevated to a district,[4] and on 25 May 1999 Sanitary District Sai Mun was elevated to township (thesaban tambon) status.
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise)Kut Chum andMueang Yasothon of Yasothon Province, andSelaphum ofRoi Et province.
The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons) with 53 villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sai Mun | ทรายมูล | 16 | 4,890 |
| 2. | Du Lat | ดู่ลาด | 12 | 4,426 |
| 3. | Dong Mafai | ดงมะไฟ | 9 | 5,740 |
| 4. | Na Wiang | นาเวียง | 7 | 3,958 |
| 5. | Phai | ไผ่ | 9 | 5,900 |
As of 2003, Sai Mun had 25 primary schools with 2,737 students.
As of 2003, Sai Mun had two secondary schools with 1,724 students: