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'''Bueng Kan''' ({{lang-th|บึงกาฬ}}) is a township (''[[Thesaban Tambon]]'') in [[Mueang Bueng Kan District]], in [[Bueng Kan Province]], far northeastern [[Thailand]]. It is the district capital and is on the [[Mekong River]],<ref name="Pacific">{{cite book|author=Commander, Construction Battalions Pacific|title=Helping Others Help Themselves, Seabee Teams|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-OKmFIxpPawC&pg=PA125|accessdate=23 Jan 2012|publisher=U.S. Navy Seabee Museum|page=125|id=GGKEY:Y2G27C7KAW2}}</ref> opposite the [[Laos|Laotian]] town of [[Pakxan]] of [[Bolikhamsai Province]]. As of 2010, it had a population of 9,712 people and has jurisdiction over 11 villages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://203.113.86.149/xstat/p5343_01.html|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration|title=Population statistics 2010}}</ref> It lies at the junction of Highways 212 and [[Thailand Route 222|222]], 136 kilometres northeast of [[Nong Khai]] and 750 kilometres northeast of [[Bangkok]].<ref name="GM">{{cite map|title= Maps|publisher=[[Google Maps]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/where-to-go/cities-guide/destination/buengkan/|title=Buengkan|publisher=Tourism Thailand.org|accessdate=23 Jan 2012 |
'''Bueng Kan''' ({{lang-th|บึงกาฬ}}) is a township (''[[Thesaban Tambon]]'') in [[Mueang Bueng Kan District]], in [[Bueng Kan Province]], far northeastern [[Thailand]]. It is the district capital and is on the [[Mekong River]],<ref name="Pacific">{{cite book|author=Commander, Construction Battalions Pacific|title=Helping Others Help Themselves, Seabee Teams|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-OKmFIxpPawC&pg=PA125|accessdate=23 Jan 2012|publisher=U.S. Navy Seabee Museum|page=125|id=GGKEY:Y2G27C7KAW2}}</ref> opposite the [[Laos|Laotian]] town of [[Pakxan]] of [[Bolikhamsai Province]]. As of 2010, it had a population of 9,712 people and has jurisdiction over 11 villages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://203.113.86.149/xstat/p5343_01.html |publisher=Department of Provincial Administration |title=Population statistics 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910084115/http://203.113.86.149/xstat/p5343_01.html |archivedate=2011-09-10 |df= }}</ref> It lies at the junction of Highways 212 and [[Thailand Route 222|222]], 136 kilometres northeast of [[Nong Khai]] and 750 kilometres northeast of [[Bangkok]].<ref name="GM">{{cite map|title= Maps|publisher=[[Google Maps]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/where-to-go/cities-guide/destination/buengkan/ |title=Buengkan |publisher=Tourism Thailand.org |accessdate=23 Jan 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120051603/http://www.tourismthailand.org/where-to-go/cities-guide/destination/buengkan/ |archivedate=2012-01-20 |df= }}</ref> The economy is based on agriculture, with para rubber as the principal crop, and tourism. |
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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 |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,712 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Bueng Kan (Thai: บึงกาฬ) is a township (Thesaban Tambon) 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. As of 2010, it had a population of 9,712 people and has jurisdiction over 11 villages.[2] It lies at the junction of Highways 212 and 222, 136 kilometres northeast of Nong Khai and 750 kilometres northeast of Bangkok.[3][4] The economy is based on agriculture, with para rubber as the principal crop, and tourism.
History
The settlement became a sanitary district in 1956.[5] Like all sanitary districts, it was upgraded to sub-district municipality in 1999.[6]
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.[7]
References
- ^ Commander, Construction Battalions Pacific. Helping Others Help Themselves, Seabee Teams. U.S. Navy Seabee Museum. p. 125. GGKEY:Y2G27C7KAW2. Retrieved 23 Jan 2012.
- ^ "Population statistics 2010". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2011-09-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ "Buengkan". Tourism Thailand.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 23 Jan 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.
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