Yasothon ยโสธร | |
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| Nickname: Mueang Yot | |
| Motto(s): เมืองบั้งไฟโก้ แตงโมหวาน หมอนขวานผ้าขิด แหล่งผลิตข้าวหอมมะลิ ("Home of the amazing Bang Fai. Sweet watermelons. The mon khit pillows. Production source of white rice.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Yasothon province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Yasothon |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Chanchai Sornsriwichai |
| • PAO President | Wichian Somwong |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,131 km2 (1,595 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 52nd |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total |  525,325 |
| • Rank | 49th |
| • Density | 127/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 34th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6485 "somewhat high" Ranked 28th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 26 billion (US$0.9 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 35xxx |
| Calling code | 045 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-35 |
| Website | yasothon |
Yasothon province (Thai:ยโสธร,pronounced[já.sǒː.tʰɔ̄ːn]), one of Thailand's seventy-sixprovinces (changwat), lies incentral northeastern Thailand also calledIsan. The province was established by the revolutionary council ofField Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, after itsAnnouncement No. 70 which came into force on 3 March 1972.
Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise)Mukdahan,Amnat Charoen,Ubon Ratchathani,Sisaket, andRoi Et.
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 (138 sq mi) or 8.7% of the province.[1]
Yasothon soils (rhodic ferralsols) formed in theTriassic before the uplift of theKhorat Plateau, arerelict soils made fertile byfieldtermites throughbioturbation.[5]
There is one national park, along with five other national parks, make upregion 9 (Ubon Ratchathani) of Thailand's protected areas.
The province was created on 1 March 1972, when it was split off fromUbon Ratchathani.
Theseal of the province shows two mythical lions, calledsingh, facing thechedi 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 calledBan Singh Tha (Thai:บ้านสิงห์ท่า), 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.[7] Theprovincial tree isAnisoptera costata. The provincial aquatic life is the sheatfishOmpok bimaculatus.
The province is divided into nine districts (amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 78 subdistricts (tambon) and 885 villages (muban).
As of 26 November 2019 there are:[8] one Yasothon Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 24 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Yasothon has town (thesaban mueang) status.[9] Further 23 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 63 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).
Yasothon city is about 500 km (310 mi) from Bangkok at the intersection ofRoutes 23 and 202, and the south end of Route 2169. Several bus lines connect the province at frequent intervals to Bangkok'sNorthern Bus Terminal (Thai:หมอชิดใหม่,RTGS: mo chit mai), as well as all bus terminals in the north and northeast.Ubon Ratchathani province is 100 kilometres east on Route 23.
| Health | Education | Employment | Income |
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| 50 | 6 | 44 | 54 |
| Housing | Family | Transport | Participation |
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| 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 theHuman Achievement Index (HAI), a composite index covering eight key areas of human development. TheNational Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[3]
| Rank | Classification |
| 1 - 13 | "high" |
| 14 - 29 | "somewhat high" |
| 30 - 45 | "average" |
| 46 - 61 | "somewhat low" |
| 62 - 77 | "low" |
| Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings |
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)46 Yasothon: 1 PAO, 1 Town mun., 23 Subdistrict mun., 63 SAO.
Yasothon travel guide from Wikivoyage
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