Buke Ta Explained

Official Name:	Buke Ta
Native Name:	บูเก๊ะตา
Pushpin Map:	Thailand
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Thailand
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Thailand
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Narathiwat
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Amphoe Waeng
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population As Of:	2007
Population Total:	4,079
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:	Religions
Coordinates:	5.8433°N 101.8814°W
Postal Code:	96160

Buke Ta (Thai: บูเก๊ะตา, in Thai pronounced as /būː.kéʔ tāː/; Malay: Bukit Tar) is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in Waeng district, Narathiwat Province, Thailand. It covers an area of 7.04km2 of the subdistrict Lochut, and as of 2007 has a population of 4,079.^[1] The municipality lies west of the Kolok River.

History

The municipality was created as a sanitary district (sukhaphiban) in 1993.^[2] Like all sanitary districts it was upgraded to a subdistrict municipality in 1999.^[3]

Traffic

A crossing on the Malaysia-Thailand border to the neighboring Malaysian town of Bukit Bunga in Kelantan state was opened in December 2007,^[4] crossing the Kolok River with the Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa Bridge.

References

5.8433°N 101.8814°W

Notes and References

Web site: Population statistics, 2007. Department of Provincial Administration. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080324025833/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5096_04.html. 2008-03-24.
Royal Gazette. 110. 175 ง ฉบับพิเศษ. 19–20. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง จัดตั้งสุขาภิบาลบูเก๊ะตา อำเภอแว้ง จังหวัดนราธิวาส. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2536/D/175/19.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614160039/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2536/D/175/19.PDF. dead. June 14, 2012. 1993-10-29. Thai.
Royal Gazette. 116. 9 ก. 1–4. th:พระราชบัญญัติเปลี่ยนแปลงฐานะของสุขาภิบาลเป็นเทศบาล พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๒. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/A/009/1.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20080409014432/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/A/009/1.PDF. dead. April 9, 2008. 1999-02-24. Thai.
Web site: Working visit of the prime minister of Thailand to Malaysia in conjunction with the official opening of the bridge across Golok river linking Bukit Bunga, Tanah Merah, Kelantan and Ban Buke Ta, Waeng district, Narathiwat on 21 December 2007. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. 2007-12-19.