Back بوينغ كان Arabic Propinsi Bueng Kan BAN Бынгкан (правінцыя) Byelorussian Bueng Kan Hū CDO Changwat Bueng Kan CEB پارێزگای بوێنگ کان CKB Bueng Kan (Provinz) German Provincia de Bueng Kan Spanish استان بوئنگ کان Persian Province de Bueng Kan French
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 |
| • PAO President | Waenfa Thongsri |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,003 km2 (1,546 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 55th |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total |  418,733 |
| • Rank | 63rd |
| • Density | 105/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 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 | buengkan |
Bueng Kan (Thai: บึงกาฬ, RTGS: Bueng Kan, pronounced [bɯ̄ŋ kāːn]), also spelled Bung Kan,[5] is the 76th province (changwat) of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Bueng Kan, BE 2554 (2011) on 23 March 2011.[6] 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.
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- ^ "Official statistics registration systems". Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). Retrieved 10 February 2025, year 2024 >provincial level >Excel File >no.38
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ 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.