Amphoe Kut Chum
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Kut Chum กุดชุม |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Yasothon Province |
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| Coordinates: 16°2′0″N 104°20′17″E / 16.03333°N 104.33806°ECoordinates: 16°2′0″N 104°20′17″E / 16.03333°N 104.33806°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Yasothon |
| Seat | Kut Chum |
| Area | |
| • Total | 544.0 km2 (210.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 65,959 |
| • Density | 121.25/km2 (314.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 35140 |
| Geocode | 3503 |
Kut Chum (Thai: กุดชุม, pronounced [kùt t͡ɕʰūm]) is a district (amphoe) of Yasothon Province in northeastern Thailand.
The village of Kut Chum was established in 1912. A minor district (king amphoe) Kut Chum was established on August 1, 1961. It was made out of the four subdistricts Non Pueai, Phai (in 1978 reassigned to Sai Mun district), Phon Ngan and Kammaet split off from Yasothon district.
On July 17, 1963, it was elevated to the level of district (amphoe), then of Ubon Ratchathani Province. When Yasothon was separated from Ubon, Kut Chum was one of the districts relocated to the new province.
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Loeng Nok Tha, Thai Charoen, Pa Tio, Mueang Yasothon, and Sai Mun of Yasothon Province, and Selaphum and Nong Phok of Roi Et Province.
Kut Chum is well known for its organic movement and organic foods, chiefly the organic farming of rice. Kut Chum also achieved fame for issuing its own local scrip called Bia Kut Chum. Bia, Thai for cowry shell, was once a unit of currency equal to 1⁄6400 of a Thai baht, and Bia is still current in metaphorical expressions, so the usage ran afoul of currency laws. To side-step implications that they intended a substitute local currency, they changed to Boon Kut Chum, which are barter coupons with a fixed value in baht, that may be exchanged for goods and services within the community.)
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