Amphoe Bueng Kan
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Mueang Bueng Kan เมืองบึงกาฬ |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Bueng Kan Province |
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| Coordinates: 18°21′29″N 103°39′11″E / 18.35806°N 103.65306°ECoordinates: 18°21′29″N 103°39′11″E / 18.35806°N 103.65306°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Bueng Kan |
| Seat | Bueng Kan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 791.9 km2 (305.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 89,978 |
| • Density | 105.5/km2 (273/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 38000 |
| Geocode | 3801 |
Mueang Bueng Kan (Thai: เมืองบึงกาฬ; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ bɯ̄ŋ kāːn]) is a capital district (amphoe mueang) of Bueng Kan Province, northeastern Thailand. It is 759 km north-northwest of Bangkok.
The district was originally named Chai Buri (ไชยบุรี) and was a part of Nakhon Phanom Province. In 1917 it was reassigned to Nong Khai, and 1939 it was renamed Bueng Kan.
On 3 August 2010, the proposal of separating Bueng Kan Province from Nong Khai Province was approved by Thai government. As of 22 March 2011, the "" has been published in the Government Gazette. 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.
On occasions during its history, especially during the 1970s and 1980s, there have been some conflicts with Lao people on the border. On 23 April 1975, the people's armed forces in Bueng Kan destroyed an enemy stronghold, killing 12 and Thai authorities reportedly admitted that 17 were killed eventually out of about 50. In the early 1980s two patrol boats of the Thai KPL reportedly opened fire and two Lao soldiers were arrested in Bueng Kan.
Bueng (TH: บึง) means "swamp" or "marsh". Kan (TH: กาฬ) is Thai for the Hindu goddess Kali; as an adjective it may mean "black" and as a noun, "black mark of death."
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.
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