Amphoe Bung Khla
Encyclopedia
Bung Khla is a district (Amphoe
) of Bueng Kan Province
, northeastern Thailand
.
on April 1 1991. It was upgraded to a full district on December 5 1996.
river is the Laotian
province Bolikhamxai.
The Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary
is located within the district.
), which are further subdivided into 25 villages (muban
). There are no municipal (thesaban
) areas, and 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...
) of Bueng Kan Province
Bueng Kan Province
Bueng Kan is the 76th province of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Bueng Kan, BE 2554 which entered into force on and from March 23, 2011. The province, consisting of the districts partitioned off Nong Khai Province, is situated in the northeastern region of the country,...
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
History
The minor district (King Amphoe) was split off from Bueng Kan districtAmphoe Bueng Kan
Mueang Bueng Kan is a capital district of Bueng Kan province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was originally named Chaiburi and was a part of Nakhon Phanom Province...
on April 1 1991. It was upgraded to a full district on December 5 1996.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Bueng Khong Long, Seka and Mueang Bueng Kan of Bueng Kan Province. To the east across the MekongMekong
The Mekong is a river that runs through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually....
river is the Laotian
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
province Bolikhamxai.
The Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary
Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary
Phu Wua is a wildlife sanctuary in northeastern Thailand, located in Bueng Kan Province. It covers an area of 186.5 km² of the districts Seka and Bung Khla....
is located within the district.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambonTambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 25 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....
) areas, and 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bung Khla | บุ่งคล้า | 9 | 4,884 |
| 2. | Nong Doen | หนองเดิ่น | 7 | 3,557 |
| 3. | Khok Kwang | โคกกว้าง | 9 | 4,596 |