Kamalasai (, ; , ) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Kalasin province, northeastern Thailand.
History Kamalasai is the location of the ancient city Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang. At present, only the remains of bricks mixed with soil. Brick collected at Ban Sema in the district is about 28 by 14 by 8 cm, was tempered with rice chaff or rice husk ash, and was made from the sediment of a still lake. There is a two-story moat looks like a waterbody. Dvaravati oval-shaped city plan with a two-story city believed to be caused by urban expansion. There were excavated 130 Bai sema sandstones registered with the Fine Arts Department. In addition, it is also the location of Phra That Yaku, a local biggest chedi in the Dvaravati period during the 7th–11th centuries.
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Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Khong Chai, Mueang Kalasin, Don Chan of Kalasin Province, Pho Chai of Roi Et province, Rong Kham of Kalasin Province, and Changhan of Roi Et province.
Administration
Central administration Kamalasai is divided into eight sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 111 administrative villages (mubans).
No. Name Thai Villages Pop.1.Kamalasai1811,3772.Lak Mueang149,8103.Phon Ngam137,8654.Dong Ling1710,4485.Thanya159,7438.Nong Paen96,87610.Chao Tha168,26311.Khok Sombun95,349 Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khong Chai District.
Local administration There are five sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district: Kamalasai (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-districts Kamalasai and Lak Mueang. Thanya (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Thanya. Nong Paen (Thai: ) consisting of the sub-district Nong Paen. Lak Mueang (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Lak Mueang. Dong Ling (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Dong Ling.
There are five sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: Kamalasai (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Kamalasai. Phon Ngam (Thai: ) consisting of the sub-district Phon Ngam. Thanya (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Thanya. Chao Tha (Thai: ) consisting of the sub-district Chao Tha. Khok Sombun (Thai: ) consisting of the sub-district Khok Sombun.
References
External links amphoe.com (Thai)