Bueng Kan, Thailand
เทศบาลเมืองบึงกาฬ
Bueng Kan is a regional capital of 9,712 people in Bueng Kan, Thailand, founded in September 24, 1956.
Why visit Bueng Kan
Townapedia lists 4 places to eat and 4 places to stay in and around town.
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About Bueng Kan
Bueng Kan (Thai: บึงกาฬ, pronounced [bɯ̄ŋ kāːn]) is a town municipality (thesaban mueang) in Mueang Bueng Kan district, in Bueng Kan province, Isan (northeastern Thailand). It is the district capital and is on the Mekong River, 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. The economy is based on agriculture, with para rubber as the principal crop, and tourism.
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Churches and places of worship4
Shopping1
History
The settlement became a sanitary district in 1956. Like all sanitary districts, it was upgraded to sub-district municipality in 1999.
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.
On 25 March 2020, the Ministry of Interior announce to dissolve Wisit subdistrict municipality and Bueng Kan subdistrict administrative organization (SAO) and combine the two with Bueng Kan subdistrict municipality. Also upgrade the status of the latter to Bueng Kan town municipality. Published in Royal Gazette, volume 137, special section 179 Ngor, date 5 August 2020 and effective on the same date.
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Geography
Wisit subdistrict, west part of Bueng Kan town municipality are plains interspersed with undulating, uneven slopes. Bueng Kan subdistrict, most of the east part of Bueng Kan town municipality is lowland with watersources, such as Nong Bueng Kan, Nong Fang Daeng and Huai Kan Ya.
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Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare1
Map of Bueng Kan
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Seka 58 km southeast, about 58 min by car
- Phon Charoen 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Ban Dung 85 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Photo credits
- Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand - panoramio (7), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand - panoramio (8), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand - panoramio (6), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand - panoramio (9), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand - panoramio (5), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand - panoramio (1), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand - panoramio (3), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand - panoramio (4), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand - panoramio (2), กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand - panoramio, กิตติ เลขะกุล, CC BY 3.0
- Wat Phoxay Sotikram, Jokitsana, CC BY-SA 4.0
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