Yasothon
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Yasothon ยโสธร |
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Yasothon Municipal Hall
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| Nickname(s): Mueang Yot Nakorn (Proud Capital City) | |
 Yasothon
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| Coordinates: 15°47′50″N 104°08′35″E / 15.79722°N 104.14306°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Yasothon Province |
| Districts of Thailand | Amphoe Mueang Yasothon |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 21,134 |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Thai highway |
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Yasothon (Thai: ยโสธร, pronounced [já.sǒː.tʰɔ̄ːn]) is a town on the Chi River in the north-eastern region of Thailand. It is the capital and administrative center of Yasothon Province and seat of its City District. Within this district, subdistrict Nai Mueang (ในเมือง In town) comprises the bounds of the town proper, which had a population of 21,134 in 2005. It lies a little more than 500 km (310 mi) north-east of Bangkok, the Thai capital.
In AD 1811/2354 B.E., ("Lord") Racha Wong Singh (เจ้าราชวงศ์สิงห์ — Descended from Lions) more often transliterated Sing, led a number of people to landing on the River Chi, to found a town on a bluff by a deserted temple ground. Sing was a son of Chao Phraya Wichai (เจ้าพระยาวิชัยฯ) in the capital of Champasak (นครจำปาศักดิ์) The town was first called Ban Sing Kow (บ้านสิงห์เก่า Old Lion Village) or Ban Sing Tha (บ้านสิงห์ท่า). While there are numerous Khmer artifacts in and around the city, no written history is known prior to that year.
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