Kalasin (province)

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Kalasin
กาฬสินธุ์
Seal of the Kalasin Province
statistics
Capital: Kalasin
Telephone code: 043
Surface: 6,946.7 km²
29.
Residents: 980.158 (2009)
22.
Population density : 140 E / km²
33.
ISO 3166-2 :
Governor : Somsak Suwannasutcharit
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Kalasin ( Thai : กาฬสินธุ์ ) is a province ( Changwat ) in the northeast region of Thailand , the Isan . The capital of the province of Kalasin is also called Kalasin .

geography

The landscape is characterized by hilly forests and rice fields. In the north is the Lam Pao Dam, which was built in the 1960s and is used for artificial irrigation in agriculture. On the border with the province of Sakon Nakhon was in the Phu Phan Mountains of Phu Phan National Park reported.

Neighboring provinces:
north Udon Thani and Sakon Nakhon
east Mukdahan
south Roi Et and Maha Sarakham
west Khon Kaen

Dams

  • Lam Pao

climate

The climate is tropical - monsoonal .

education

Economy and Importance

In 2008, the "Gross Provincial Product" (was GDP ) of the province of 40,412 million baht . The provincial minimum wage as of January 1, 2011 is 167 baht per day (about € 4).

Data

The table below shows the share of the economic sectors in the gross provincial product in percent:

Industry 2006 2007 2008
Agriculture 23.6 25.2 24.4
Industry 11.9 12.6 12.0
Other 64.5 62.2 63.6

The province of Kalasin has a total of 805 wetlands with an area of ​​141.5 km², which are used more or less intensively for agriculture .

history

Excavations prove the settlement activity of the Lawa , who stayed here over 1,600 years ago. The oldest city in this area was only founded in 1793. The province itself first emerged at the beginning of the 20th century during the Thesaphiban movement, but was merged with the Maha Sarakham Province in 1932. In 1947 the province was re-established within its previous borders.

Attractions

  • Mueang Fa Daet (full name Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang , เมือง ฟ้า แดด สง ยาง ) - archaeological site of a 1000 year old city from the Dvaravati period in the Amphoe Kamalasai, 19 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital.
  • National parks :

coat of arms

Shorea roxburghii

The coat of arms of the province of Kalasin shows a pond in front of a mountain landscape that forms a natural border of the province. The water in the pond is black, which is supposed to remind of the name of the province: Kalasin means “black water”. The large clouds and the water symbolize the fertility of the area.

The local flower is Payom or Sweet Shorea ( Shorea roxburghii ), the local tree is Sa Mae San ( Cassia garrettiana ).

The motto of Kalasin Province is:

Kalasin, his old name is Fa Daet Song Yang ,
Ponglang, the instruments for folk music are played a lot,
The Phu Thai culture and Phrae Wa silk is widely known and brilliant,
Pha Sawoei, a high cliff in the Phuphan Mountains ,
The Lam Pao River runs through the city,
Dinosaur , a large long-tailed species,
lived here a million years for our memory.

Administrative units

Provincial Administration

The province is divided into 18 districts ( Amphoe ) . The counties are further subdivided into 134 parishes ( Tambon ) and 1509 villages ( Muban ) .

No. Amphoe Thai   No. Amphoe Thai
01 Mueang Kalasin อำเภอ เมือง กาฬสินธุ์ 10 Kham Muang อำเภอ คำม่วง
02 Well Mon อำเภอ นาม น 11 Tha Khantho อำเภอ ท่าคันโท
03 Kamalasai อำเภอ ก มลาไสย 12 Nong Kung Si อำเภอ หนองกุงศรี
04th Rong Kham อำเภอ ร่องคำ 13 Somdet อำเภอ สมเด็จ
05 Kuchinarai อำเภอ กุ ฉิ นารายณ์ 14th Huai Phueng อำเภอ ห้วย ผึ้ง
06th Khao Wong อำเภอ เขาวง 15th Sam Chai อำเภอ สาม ชัย
07th Yang Talat อำเภอ ยางตลาด 16 Well Khu อำเภอ นา คู
08th Huai Mek อำเภอ ห้วยเม็ก 17th Don Chan อำเภอ ดอน จาน
09 Sahatsakhan อำเภอ สหัสขันธ์ 18th Khong Chai อำเภอ ฆ้องชัย
Outline map of the Amphoe

Local administration

A provincial administrative organization ( บริหาร ส่วน จังหวัด , อบ จ for short , Ongkan Borihan suan Changwat ; English Provincial Administrative Organization , PAO) exists for the entire area of ​​the province .

There are two cities ( เทศบาล เมือง - Thesaban Mueang ) in the province : Kalasin ( เทศบาล เมือง กาฬสินธุ์ ) and Bua Khao ( เทศบาล เมือง บัวขาว ). There are also 33 small towns ( เทศบาล ตำบล - Thesaban Tambon ).

Individual evidence

  1. Thailand in Figures (2011), p. 313
  2. Thailand in Figures (2011)
  3. Oh et al. (2005)
  4. พระบรม ราชโองการ ประกาศ ยุบ รวม ท้องที่ บาง มณฑล และ บาง จังหวัด . In: Royal Gazette . 48, No. 0 ก, February 21, 1932, pp. 576-578.
  5. พระราชบัญญัติ จัดตั้ง จังหวัด กาฬสินธุ์ พ.ศ. ๒๔๙๐ . In: Royal Gazette . 64, No. 36 ก, August 12, 1947, pp. 516-517.
  6. Department of Provincial Administration : As of 2012 (in Thai)

literature

  • Edmund JV Oh, Blake D. Ratner, Simon Bush, Komathi Kolandai and Terence Y. Too (eds.): Wetlands Governance in the Mekong Region: country reports on the legal-institutional framework and economic valuation of aquatic resources . 2005.
  • Thailand in Figures . 13. A. Nonthaburi: Alpha Research 2011. ISBN 9786167526034 .

Web links

Commons : Kalasin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 16 ° 26 '  N , 103 ° 30'  E