Yasothon

Yasothon (, ) 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. In this district, subdistrict Nai Mueang ( 'in town') incorporates the bounds of the town proper, which had a population of 21,134 in 2005. It lies north-east of Bangkok.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Yasothon
Settlement.native_name: ยโสธร
Settlement.nickname: Mueang Yot Nakorn (Proud Capital City)
Settlement.image_skyline: Yasothon Municipal Hall.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Yasothon Municipal Hall
Settlement.pushpin_map: Thailand
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Thailand
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Thailand
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province

Article

12 sections

Contents

History
Founding
Name changes
Bodindecha
Municipality
Chinese influence
Rocket Festival
Tourism
Climate
Transport
References
External links

==History== ===Founding=== In 2354 B.E. (1811 CE) Chao ('lord') Racha Wong Singh ( — 'descended from lions') more often transliterated sing, led his people to a landing on the River Chi, to found a town on a bluff near a deserted temple. The lion, Sing, was a son of Chao Phraya Wichai () in the capital of Champasak (). The town was first called Ban Sing Kow ( 'old lion village') or Ban Sing Tha (). While there are numerous Khmer artifacts in and around the city, no written history is known prior to that year.