Mukdahan

This article is about the city. For city administrative districts, see Mueang Mukdahan District.
Mukdahan
มุกดาหาร
Town
View from Ho Kaew Mukdahan Observation Deck
View from Ho Kaew Mukdahan Observation Deck
Mukdahan is located in Thailand
Mukdahan
Mukdahan
Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 16°32′35″N 104°43′22″E / 16.54306°N 104.72278°E / 16.54306; 104.72278
Country Thailand
ProvincesMukdahan Province
DistrictMueang Mukdahan District
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2000)
180,600[1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
ClimateAw

Mukdahan (Thai: มุกดาหาร, pronounced [múk.dāː.hǎːn]) is a town (thesaban mueang) and capital of Mukdahan Province, which became Thailand's 73rd province in 1982. In the northern region of the country, on the right (west) bank Mekong River, it was formerly a district of Nakhon Phanom Province. The population of the municipal area was 180,600[2] in 2010. Mukdahan is 645 km northeast of Bangkok.

  1. ^ "Thailand Census 2010" (PDF). National Statistical Office Thailand. National Statistical Office. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  2. ^ "Thailand Census 2010" (PDF). National Statistical Office Thailand. National Statistical Office. Retrieved 2014-09-15.