Lahan Sai district

District in Buriram, Thailand

Lahan Sai

ละหานทราย

District

District location in Buriram province

Coordinates: 14°24′42″N 102°51′36″E﻿ / ﻿14.41167°N 102.86000°E﻿ / 14.41167; 102.86000
Country| Thailand
Province| Buriram
Area

• Total| 735.0 km2 (283.8 sq mi)
Population

(2008)

• Total| 70,825
• Density| 96.4/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code| 31170
Geocode| 3106

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

## History

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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

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

## Geography

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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

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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

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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.

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01. | Lahan Sai | ละหานทราย | 27 | 12,346
03. | Ta Chong | ตาจง | 22 | 15,575
04. | Samrong Mai | สำโรงใหม่ | 13 | 12,068
07. | Nong Waeng | หนองแวง | 11 | 15,676
10. | Nong Takhrong | หนองตะครอง | 12 | 08,011
11. | Khok Wan | โคกว่าน | 10 | 07,149

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

## References

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1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ยกฐานะตำบลขึ้นเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 77 (108 ง): 2562–2564. 1960-12-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2012.
2. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอบ่อพลอย อำเภอไทรโยค อำเภอหนองเรือ อำเภอหนองสองห้อง อำเภอประทาย อำเภอห้วยแถลง อำเภอละหานทราย อำเภอกุยบุรี อำเภอตาพระยา อำเภอหนองไผ่ อำเภอนาเชือก อำเภอวัดเพลง อำเภอพนัสนิคม อำเภอภูกระดึง อำเภอปรางค์กู่ อำเภอท่าช้าง อำเภอบ้านด่านลานหอย อำเภอบ้านดง อำเภอสว่างอารมณ์ และอำเภอกุดชุม พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๖ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 80 (72 ก): 362. 1963-07-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2009.

## External links

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* amphoe.com (Thai)

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Districts of Buriram

* Mueang Buriram
* Khu Mueang
* Krasang
* Nang Rong
* Nong Ki
* Lahan Sai
* Prakhon Chai
* Ban Kruat
* Phutthaisong
* Lam Plai Mat
* Satuek
* Pakham
* Na Pho
* Nong Hong
* Phlapphla Chai
* Huai Rat
* Non Suwan
* Chamni
* Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
* Non Din Daeng
* Ban Dan
* Khaen Dong
* Chaloem Phra Kiat

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