Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin, and Maha Sarakham.

However, the main history of the province began when Lao people from Champasak settled near Suwannaphum during the Ayutthaya Kingdom.

[citation needed] In the late-18th century, King Taksin moved the city to its present site, then called Saket Nakhon.

[6] The provincial seal shows the shrine of the city pillar, which is in the artificial lake Bueng Phalan Chai.

It is an ingredient in making a namya (curry sauce) for eating with khanom chin (rice vermicelli), a local delicacy.

As of 26 November 2019 there are:[8] one Roi Et Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 73 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province.

The non-municipal areas are administered by 129 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).