Mukdahan

Mukdahan (, ) is a town (thesaban mueang) and capital of Mukdahan Province, which became Thailand's 73rd province in 1982. In the northeastern region of the country, on the right (west) bank Mekong River, it was formerly a district of Nakhon Phanom Province. The population of the municipal area was 180,600 in 2010. Mukdahan is 645 km northeast of Bangkok.

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Settlement.official_name: Mukdahan
Settlement.pushpin_map: Thailand
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Thailand
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 280
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Mukdahan Haw Kaew SW View.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View from Ho Kaew Mukdahan Observation Deck
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Provinces
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mukdahan Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mueang Mukdahan District
Settlement.population_total: 180,600
Settlement.population_as_of: 2000
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.elevation_m: 145
Settlement.timezone: ICT
Settlement.utc_offset: +7

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Etymology
History
Climate
Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge
Ho Kaeo Mukdahan
References
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==Etymology== The city was established at the mouth of Muk Creek () and named Mukdahan from Kaeo Mukdahan, derived from the following: Kaeo แก้ว noun or adjective: glass other than sheet glass; a glass, a tumbler; gem-like, precious, exquisite. Muk มุก noun: mother-of pearl; nacre. Da ดา verb intransitive: to advance along a wide front Han หาร verb intransitive or transitive: to divide; to be divided.

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