Official Name: | Bung Khla |
Native Name: | บุ่งคล้า |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bueng Kan |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Nong Doen |
Subdivision Type3: | Tambons |
Subdivision Name3: | 3 |
Subdivision Type4: | Mubans |
Subdivision Name4: | 25 |
Established Title: | District established |
Established Date: | 1991 |
Population Total: | 13037 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Leader Title: | District officer |
Leader Name: | Premsak Kiranon (เปรมศักดิ์ กีรานนท์) |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 38000 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 3808 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 18.3017°N 103.9733°W |
Bung Khla (Thai: บุ่งคล้า, in Thai pronounced as /bùŋ kʰláː/; บุ่งคล้า, in Lao pronounced as /búŋ kʰâː/) is a district (amphoe) of Bueng Kan province, northeastern Thailand.
The minor district (king amphoe) was split off from Bueng Kan district on 1 April 1991.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996.[2]
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Bueng Khong Long, Seka, and Mueang Bueng Kan of Bueng Kan Province. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Bolikhamxai.
The Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary is in the district.
The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 25 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Bung Khla | บุ่งคล้า | 9 | 4,884 | |
2. | Nong Doen | หนองเดิ่น | 7 | 3,557 | |
3. | Khok Kwang | โคกกว้าง | 9 | 4,596 |
The district's location on a bank of the Mekong has made it a prime agricultural area. Tomatoes, in particular, are one of the more profitable crops.[4]