Amphoe Ban Dung
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Ban Dung บ้านดุง |
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| Amphoe | |
Shrine in Sri Sut Tho
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 Amphoe location in Udon Thani Province |
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| Coordinates: 17°42′4″N 103°15′35″E / 17.70111°N 103.25972°ECoordinates: 17°42′4″N 103°15′35″E / 17.70111°N 103.25972°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Udon Thani |
| Tambon | 13 |
| Muban | 159 |
| Amphoe established | 1959 |
| Government | |
| • District head officer | Paitoon Chitsuttipon (นายไพฑูรย์ จิตต์สุทธิผล ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 923.768 km2 (356.669 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 124,812 |
| • Density | 133.2/km2 (345/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 41190 |
| Geocode | 4111 |
Ban Dung (Thai: บ้านดุง) is a district (amphoe) in northeastern Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Thung Fon, Phibun Rak, Phen, and Sang Khom of Udon Thani Province, Phon Phisai and Fao Rai of Nong Khai Province, and Ban Muang, Charoen Sin, and Sawang Daen Din of Sakon Nakhon Province.
North of Ban Dung are marshlands and open water called Nong Pla Tao.
The major river is the Songkhram, which marks the boundary of the district to the east.
The minor district (king amphoe) Ban Dung was established on 16 May 1959, when three sub-districts were split off from Nong Han district. It was upgraded to a full district on 16 July 1963.
The district Ban Dung is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambon), which are further divided into 159 administrative villages (muban).
There is one town (Thesaban Mueang) in the district:
There are 12 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
As in the rest of Thailand, the population is almost exclusively Theravada Buddhist, although this is combined with elements of animism and in rural areas there are pockets of Christianity. Overall within the district 91.13 percent are Buddhist with Catholics representing 8.87 percent. Within the amphoe there are 104 Buddhist temples and seven Catholic churches in the villages of Phon Sung, Ban Thung Kwang Patana, Ban Non Sombun, Ban Pak Dong, Sri Wattana, and Sri Sut Tho and one Protestant church, also in Sri Sut Tho.
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