Bueng Kan
Bueng Kan
บึงกาฬ | |
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  Bueng Kan | |
| Coordinates: 18°22′2″N 103°38′59″E / 18.36722°N 103.64972°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Bueng Kan |
| Amphoe | Mueang Bueng Kan |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Bueng Kan (Thai: บึงกาฬ, pronounced [bɯ̄ŋ kāːn]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in Mueang Bueng Kan District, in Bueng Kan Province, far northeastern Thailand. It is the district capital and is on the Mekong River,[1] opposite the Laotian town of Pakxan of Bolikhamsai Province. It lies at the junction of Highways 212 and 222, 136 kilometres (85 mi) northeast of Nong Khai and 750 kilometres (466 mi) northeast of Bangkok.[2][3] The economy is based on agriculture, with para rubber as the principal crop, and tourism.
History
The settlement became a sanitary district in 1956.[4] Like all sanitary districts, it was upgraded to sub-district municipality in 1999.[5]
Bueng Kan was formerly part of Nong Khai Province until the formal establishment of the new province of the same name on 23 March 2011.
Bueng (บึง) means marsh; Kan (กาฬ) is associated with the Hindu deity Kāla, or the colour black.
Transport
As of 1998, a reported seventeen buses a day make the two-hour journey from Nong Khai to Bueng Kan along Thailand Route 222, seven of which continue to Nakhon Phanom.[6]
References
- ^ Commander, Construction Battalions Pacific. Helping Others Help Themselves, Seabee Teams. U.S. Navy Seabee Museum. p. 125. GGKEY:Y2G27C7KAW2. Retrieved 23 Jan 2012.
- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ "Buengkan". Tourism Thailand.org. Archived from the original on 2011-05-09. Retrieved 23 Jan 2012.
- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง จัดตั้งสุขาภิบาลบึงกาฬ อำเภอบึงกาฬ จังหวัดหนองคาย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 73 (83 ง ฉบับพิเศษ): 51–52. 1956-10-15.
- ^ พระราชบัญญัติเปลี่ยนแปลงฐานะของสุขาภิบาลเป็นเทศบาล พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 116 (9 ก): 1–4. 1999-02-24.
- ^ Gray, Paul; Ridout, Lucy (1 Dec 1998). Thailand: the rough guide. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-341-8. Retrieved 23 Jan 2012.[failed verification]
External links
- The navel of the Mekong. 29 October 2020. Bangkok Post
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