Bueng Kan: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Bueng Kan
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 9,712
• Coordinates: 18.3630° N, 103.6519° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 613 km (381 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Wattay International Airport (VTE, Laos): 122 km (76 mi), straight line
• Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH, Laos): 132 km (82 mi), straight line
• Sakon Nakhon Airport (SNO): 139 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Pakxan, Laos: 3.6 km (2.2 mi)
• Si Wilai: 23 km (14 mi)
• Borikhan, Laos: 24 km (15 mi)
• Bung Khla: 35 km (22 mi)
• Pakkading, Laos: 36 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Vientiane, 120 km (74 mi)