About Bueng Kan Province
Bueng Kan is Thailand's youngest province, established in 2011 after being split from Nong Khai. It runs along a long stretch of the Mekong River facing Bolikhamsai Province in Laos, with rubber plantations, fishing villages, and forested sandstone hills filling the interior. The province's signature sight is Wat Phu Tok, a meditation monastery built onto a sheer red-sandstone outcrop with a vertiginous network of wooden walkways and staircases climbing seven levels to the summit.
Key facts
- Population
- 422,042 (2020)
- Area
- 4,305 km²
- Density
- 98 / km²
- Districts
- 8
- Capital
- Bueng Kan
- ISO code
- TH-38
All 8 districts
Bueng Khong Long · Bung Khla · Mueang Bueng Kan · Pak Khat · Phon Charoen · Seka · Si Wilai · So Phisai
Top Highlights
Wat Phu Tok meditation monastery with wooden walkways climbing a sandstone outcrop
Hin Sam Wan (Three Whales Rock), a clifftop sandstone formation overlooking the Mekong
Long Mekong River frontier facing Laos with riverside markets and viewpoints
Thailand's newest province, separated from Nong Khai in 2011
Getting There
Bueng Kan is around 750 km northeast of Bangkok. Most travellers fly to Udon Thani or Nakhon Phanom and drive two to three hours, or take an overnight bus from Bangkok's Mo Chit terminal directly to Bueng Kan town.
Inside Bueng Kan
Districts (8)
Bueng Khong Long ·Bung Khla ·Mueang Bueng Kan ·Pak Khat ·Phon Charoen ·Seka ·Si Wilai ·So Phisai
Mapped in Bueng Kan
22 places of interest recorded in OpenStreetMap. Coverage is contributed by volunteers and varies by area, so treat these as a guide to what is mapped rather than a complete inventory.
- 9Temples
- 5Viewpoints
- 4Waterfalls
- 4Attractions
Named examples
- Wat Phu Tok
- Tham Fun Waterfall
- Wat Ahong Silawad
- Tham Phra Waterfall
- Wat Pa Tham Bucha
- Chanaen Waterfall
- Kinnaree Waterfall
- Phu Thok
© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Harvested 2026-08-01.
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Sources
Facts on this page last checked 1 August 2026.
- 1.Q1001862 — population, area, districts, coordinates — Wikidata (Wikidata), retrieved 1 August 2026
- 2.Background reading — Wikipedia (Wikipedia), retrieved 1 August 2026Linked for context; no text is reproduced from it.
- 3.Official provincial website — Provincial administration (Official source), retrieved 1 August 2026
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