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| Bueng Kan is the 76th
province of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing
Changwat Bueng Kan, 2011 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. |
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| In 1994, Sumet Phromphanhao, member
of the House of Representatives from Nong Khai Province,
proposed a province of Bueng Kan to be established by
disjoining Amphoe Bueng Kan, Amphoe Seka, Amphoe So Phisai,
Amphoe Bung Khla, Amphoe Bueng Khong Long, Amphoe Pak
Khat, Amphoe Phon Charoen and Amphoe Si Wilai of Nong
Khai Province to be considated as a new province. The
new province, if created, would be 4,305-square-kilometre
wide, with the population density about 390,000 inhabitants.
At that time, the Ministry of Interior replied that creating
a new province would load a heavy burden to the state
budget and was contrary to the resolution of the Council
of Ministers. |
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Province is located in the northeastern corner of
Thailand. To the north and east it borders Laos, with
the Mekong river forming the natural boundary. |
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