Amphoe Bueng Kan

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Bueng Kan
บึงกาฬ

Statistics
Province:	Nong Khai
District office:	18°21′24″N, 103°39′6″E
Area:	791.9 km²
Inhabitants:	83,571 (2005)
Pop. density:	105.5 inh./km²
Geocode:	4303
Postal code:	43140
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Bueng Kan (Thai: บึงกาฬ) is a district (Amphoe) of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.

[edit] History

The district was originally a tambon of Chaiburi district, Nakhon Phanom Province. In 1916 the district was established, then named Bueang Kayot (บึงกาญจน์). 1934 it was renamed to Bueang Kan.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Bung Khla, Seka, Si Wilai, Phon Charoen, So Phisai and Pak Khat of Nong Khai Province. To the north across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Bolikhamxai.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 131 villages (muban). Bueang Kan is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Bueang Kan and Wi Sit. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Bueng Kan	บึงกาฬ	11	9,415
3.	Non Sombun	โนนสมบูรณ์	13	9,113
4.	Nong Kheng	หนองเข็ง	11	6,370
5.	Hokham	หอคำ	14	6,888
6.	Nong Loeng	หนองเลิง	13	7,962
7.	Khok Kong	โคกก่อง	9	6,216
10.	Na Sawan	นาสวรรค์	9	7,076
11.	Khai Si	ไคสี	10	5,061
14.	Chaiphon	ชัยพร	13	7,308
16.	Wi Sit	วิศิษฐ์	13	9,082
18.	Kham Na Di	คำนาดี	8	4,409
19.	Pong Pueai	โป่งเปือย	7	4,671

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Bung Khla and Si Wilai.

Amphoe of Nong Khai
Amphoe:	Mueang Nong Khai - Tha Bo - Bueng Kan - Phon Charoen - Phon Phisai - So Phisai - Si Chiang Mai - Sangkhom - Seka - Pak Khat - Bueng Khong Long - Si Wilai - Bung Khla
King Amphoe:	Sakhrai - Fao Rai - Rattanawapi - Pho Tak