Mueang Bueng Kan District

Mueang Bueng Kan
เมืองบึงกาฬ
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Bueng Kan Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Bueng Kan
Seat Bueng Kan
Area
 • Total 791.9 km2 (305.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 87,129
 • Density 105.5/km2 (273.2/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 38000[1]
Geocode 3801

Mueang Bueng Kan (Thai: เมืองบึงกาฬ; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ bɯ̄ŋ kāːn]) is a capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Bueng Kan province, northeastern Thailand.

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History

The district was originally named Chaiburi (ไชยบุรี) and was a part of Nakhon Phanom Province. In 1917 it was reassigned to Nong Khai,[2] and 1939 it was renamed Bueng Kan.[3]

On August 3, 2010, the proposal of separating Bueng Kan Province from Nong Khai Province was approved by Thai government.[4] As in March 22, 2011, the "Act Establishing Changwat Bueng Kan, BE 2554 (2011)" has been published in the Government Gazette.[5] The district became the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of the new province, and therefore renamed to Amphoe Mueang Bueng Kan by section 4 of the Act.

Etymology

Bueng บึง means "swamp" and Kal กาฬ is Thai for Kali; as an adjective it means "black" and as a noun, "black mark of death."[6]

Geography

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

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 131 villages (muban). Bueng Kan is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Bueng Kan and Wisit. The remaining area of Wisit subdistrict belongs to the subdistrict municipality Wisit. Non Kheng, Ho Kham, Khok Kong and Khai Si are subdistrict municipalities covering the whole subdistrict. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) for those subdistrict not covered by municipalities.

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[7]
01. Bueng Kan บึงกาฬ 11 9,712
03. Non Sombun โนนสมบูรณ์ 13 9,494
04. Nong Kheng หนองเข็ง 11 6,571
05. Ho Kham หอคำ 14 6,997
06. Nong Loeng หนองเลิง 13 8,262
07. Khok Kong โคกก่อง 09 6,660
10. Na Sawan นาสวรรค์ 09 7,364
11. Khai Si ไคสี 10 5,155
14. Chaiyaphon ชัยพร 13 7,913
16. Wisit วิศิษฐ์ 13 9,264
18. Kham Na Di คำนาดี 08 4,830
19. Pong Pueai โป่งเปือย 07 4,907

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

References

  1. ^ Before split off from Nong Khai used the code 43140
  2. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง โอนอำเภอไชยบุรีไปขึ้นจังหวัดหนองคาย" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 33 (0 ก): 320. 1917-03-25. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2459/A/320.PDF. 
  3. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17 1939. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. 
  4. ^ "Govt denies being superstitious in adding the 77th province". National News Bureau of Thailand, Public Relations Department. 2010-08-04. http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news.php?id=255308040008. 
  5. ^ "พระราชบัญญัติตั้งจังหวัดบึงกาฬ พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๔" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 128 (18 ก): 1–5. 2011-03-22. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2554/A/018/1.PDF. 
  6. ^ "Lexitron Thai-English". http://lexitron.nectec.or.th. 
  7. ^ "Population statistics 2010". Department of Provincial Administration. http://203.113.86.149/xstat/p5343_01.html. 

External links

Mueang Bueng Kan · Phon Charoen · So Phisai · Seka · Pak Khat · Bueng Khong Long · Si Wilai · Bung Khla