Bueng Kan
บึงกาฬ | |
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 Cliff side, Phu Thok | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): ภูทอกแหล่งพระธรรม ค่าล้ำยางพารา งามตาแก่งอาฮง บึงโขงหลงเพลินใจ น้ำตกใสเจ็ดสี ประเพณีแข่งเรือ เหนือสุดแดนอีสาน นมัสการหลวงพ่อใหญ่ ศูนย์รวมใจศาลสองนาง ("Phu Thok, the source of Dharma. Valuable rubber. Beautiful A Hong Rapids. Fascnating Bueng Khong Long. Clear seven-coloured waterfalls. Boat race traditions. Northernmost of the northeast. Worship Luang Pho Yai. United by Song Nang Shrine.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Bueng Kan province | |
| Coordinates: 18°09′22.6″N 103°45′16″E / 18.156278°N 103.75444°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Created | 23 March 2011 |
| Capital | Bueng Kan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Jumpoth Wanchatsiri (since December 2023) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,003 km2 (1,546 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 55th |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 424,091 |
| • Rank | Ranked 62nd |
| • Density | 106/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 48th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6440 "average" Ranked 34th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 27 billion (US$0.8 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 38xxx |
| Calling code | 042 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-38 |
| Website | www |
| Bueng Kan province area[5] | |
Bueng Kan (Thai: บึงกาฬ, RTGS: Bueng Kan, pronounced [bɯ̄ŋ kāːn]), also spelled Bung Kan,[6] is the 76th province (changwat) of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Bueng Kan, BE 2554 (2011) on 23 March 2011.[7] The province, consisting of the districts (amphoe) partitioned off Nong Khai province, lies in upper northeastern Thailand also called Isan (Thai: อีสาน). It is named after its central district, Mueang Bueng Kan.
- ^ "ตารางที่ 2 พี้นที่ป่าไม้ แยกรายจังหวัด พ.ศ.2562" [Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019]. Royal Forest Department (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ส.2562 [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2019]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior. stat.bora.dopa.go.th (in Thai). 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). p. 40. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "ครม.ตั้ง 'บึงกาฬ' จังหวัดที่77 แยกจากหนองคาย". Thairath. 3 August 2010.
- ^ Frederickson, Terry (23 February 2012). "Thailand's Newest Province". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Act Establishing Changwat Bueng Kan, BE 2554 (2011)" (PDF). Government Gazette (in Thai). 128 (18 A): 1. 22 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011.