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20-457: Bueng ( บึง ) means marsh; Kan ( กาฬ ) is associated with the Hindu deity Kāla , or the colour black. The settlement became a sanitary district in 1956. Like all sanitary districts, it was upgraded to sub-district municipality in 1999. Bueng Kan was formerly part of Nong Khai Province until the formal establishment of the new province of the same name on 23 March 2011. On 25 March 2020,

40-1113: A completion in 2023. The project will link the cities of Bueng Kan in Thailand and Bolikhamxai in Laos across the Mekong River. Its cost will be around US$ 130.3 million. Thailand has agreed to pay US$ 25.47 million and Laos is covering about US$ 46.13 million. The bridge will enable Vietnam to be reached by road from Thailand through Laos over a distance of 150 km. Already existing Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges link Nong Khai province with Vientiane Prefecture ( First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ); Mukdahan with Savannakhet ( Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ); Nakhon Phanom with Thakhek ( Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ); and Chiang Rai province with Houayxay ( Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge ). Sukhaphiban Sukhaphiban ( Thai : สุขาภิบาล , pronounced [sùʔ.kʰǎː.pʰíʔ.bāːn] ; translated as "sanitary district") were administrative divisions of Thailand . Sanitary districts were

60-648: A medical officer, but other powers were generally permissive rather than compulsory. Three years later the Public Health Act 1875 ( 38 & 39 Vict. c. 55) substantially broadened the scope of powers and expectations on sanitary authorities. Urban sanitary districts were formed in any municipal borough governed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , in any improvement commissioners district formed by private act of Parliament, and in any local government district formed under

80-401: Is at 200 km by road from the city. Sakon Nakhon regional airport at 172 km with flights to Bangkok (Don Mueang) at 172 km. The nearest rail connection is Udon Thani railway station in the centre of Udon city. Building of the fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge began in 2021. Construction of the bridge at about 4 km west of the city centre is expected to take 3 years for

100-439: Is divided into three districts ( khet ). The city is connected to many major cities by day and night airconditioned express buses. The journey to Udon Thani takes around 3 hours 45 minutes, and Bangkok is from 10 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours away depending on company and route. Udon Thani International Airport with direct flights (under normal conditions) to Chiang Mai , Pattaya U-Tapao, Phuket , and both Bangkok airports,

120-782: The Act to Upgrade Sanitary Districts to Thesaban of May 1999 they were again abolished, and all became thesaban tambon . As the name suggests, the main task of the sanitary districts are sanitation projects. The districts were administered by a sanitation committee, which consisted of kamnan ( tambon headmen), village headmen, and also local merchants. It was financed by a housing tax on local residents. Sanitary district Sanitary districts were established in England and Wales in 1872 and in Ireland in 1878. The districts were of two types, based on existing structures: Each district

140-603: The Irish Free State , creating a single rural sanitary district for the non-urban portion of each county, called the "county health district". The Local Government (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1934 allowed this district to be split on request of the county council; this happened only in County Cork , the largest county, which was split into three health districts. Sanitary districts were not formed in Scotland. By

160-555: The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 , by urban and rural districts . Unlike rural sanitary districts, rural districts could not cross county boundaries: so for instance, Ballyshannon rural sanitary district was split into Ballyshannon No. 1, Ballyshannon No. 2 and Ballyshannon No. 3 rural districts in Counties Donegal, Fermanagh and Leitrim respectively. The Local Government Act 1925 abolished rural districts in

180-453: The Public Health Act 1848 ( 11 & 12 Vict. c. 63) or Local Government Act 1858 . The existing governing body of the town (municipal corporation, improvement commissioners or local board of health) was designated as the urban sanitary authority . When sanitary districts were formed there were approximately 225 boroughs, 575 local government districts and 50 improvement commissioners districts designated as urban sanitary districts. Over

200-690: The 1930s. The Local Government Act 1972 made district councils, London borough councils, the City of London Corporation , and Inner Temple and Middle Temple sanitary authorities. A system of sanitary districts was established in Ireland by the Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878 , modelled on that in England and Wales. Urban sanitary districts were established in the following categories of towns: The existing corporation or commissioners became

220-653: The Ministry of Interior announce to dissolve Wisit subdistrict municipality and Bueng Kan subdistrict administrative organization (SAO) and combine the two with Bueng Kan subdistrict municipality. Also upgrade the status of the latter to Bueng Kan town municipality. Published in Royal Gazette , volume 137, special section 179 Ngor, date 5 August 2020 and effective on the same date. Wisit subdistrict, west part of Bueng Kan town municipality are plains interspersed with undulating, uneven slopes. Bueng Kan subdistrict, most of

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240-543: The act on operations of sanitary districts codified the regulations, and with the Local Administration Act of 1914 two levels of sukhaphiban were introduced, the sukhaphiban mueang for towns and sukhaphiban tambon for rural areas. The number of sanitary districts grew to 35 in 1935, when these however were converted into municipalities ( thesaban ). New sanitary district were again established starting in 1952 by prime minister Phibun Songkhram . With

260-443: The areas of urban sanitary districts. Any subsequent change in the area of the union also changed the sanitary district. At the time of abolition in 1894, there were 572 rural sanitary districts. The rural sanitary authority consisted of the existing poor law guardians for the rural parishes involved. The Local Government Act 1894 ( 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) brought an end to sanitary districts in England and Wales. In boroughs,

280-551: The corporation was already the sanitary authority. All other urban sanitary districts were renamed as urban districts , governed by an urban district council. Rural sanitary districts were replaced by rural districts , for the first time with a directly elected council. It was a requirement that whenever possible a rural district should be within a single administrative county , which led to many districts being split into smaller areas along county lines. A few rural districts with parishes in two or three different counties persisted until

300-528: The east part of Bueng Kan town municipality is lowland with watersources, such as Nong Bueng Kan, Nong Fang Daeng and Huai Kan Ya. The administration of Bueng Kan town municipality ( Thai : เทศบาลเมืองบึงกาฬ , romanized :  thetsaban mueang Bueng Kan ) is responsible for the combined area of Wisit and Bueng Kan subdistricts, that covers 59,494 rai ~ 95.19 square kilometres (36.75 sq mi) and consists of total 24 administrative villages ( muban ). As of 2022: 20,103 people. The town municipality

320-552: The first sub-autonomous entities established in Thailand. A first such district was created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King Chulalongkorn in 1897. The king had learned about the sanitary districts in England during his European trip earlier that year, and he wanted to try this local administration in his country as well. Tha Chalom District became the second such district, created in 1906 and responsible for parts of Mueang Samut Sakhon District , Samut Sakhon Province . In 1907

340-421: The next nineteen years the number changed: more urban sanitary districts were formed as towns adopted legislation forming local boards and as additional boroughs were incorporated; over the same period numerous urban sanitary districts were absorbed into expanding boroughs. Rural sanitary districts were formed in all areas without a town government. They followed the boundaries of existing poor law unions , less

360-423: The urban sanitary authority. The Local Government Board for Ireland , created by the same act, could designate other towns with commissioners as urban sanitary districts. Rural sanitary districts were formed in the same way as those in England and Wales, from the poor law unions with the boards of guardians as the rural sanitary authorities. The urban and rural sanitary districts were superseded in 1899, under

380-612: Was carried out in Ireland in 1899 by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 . Sanitary districts were formed under the terms of the Public Health Act 1872 ( 35 & 36 Vict. c. 79). Instead of creating new bodies, existing authorities were given additional responsibilities. The sanitary districts were created on 10 August 1872, when the act received royal assent , and the existing authorities were able to exercise their new powers from their first meeting after that date. The powers and responsibilities initially given to sanitary authorities in 1872 were relatively limited. They had to appoint

400-485: Was governed by a sanitary authority and was responsible for various public health matters such as providing clean drinking water, sewers, street cleaning, and clearing slum housing. In England and Wales, both rural and urban sanitary districts were replaced in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 ( 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) by the more general rural districts and urban districts . A similar reform

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