Wisit
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Wisit
วิศิษฐ์ | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Wisit, Mueang Bueng Kan district, Bueng Kan 38000, Thailand | |
  Wisit | |
| Coordinates: 18°20′53″N 103°37′51″E / 18.348°N 103.6308°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Bueng Kan |
| District | Mueang Bueng Kan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Bueng Kan town municipality covers the subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.33 km2 (26.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 10,278 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 38000 |
| Calling code | 042 |
| Geocode | 38011000 |
| Website | www |
Wisit (Thai: วิศิษฐ์) is a subdistrict (tambon) in Mueang Bueng Kan district, in Bueng Kan province, Isan (northeastern Thailand). As of 2022, it had a population of 10,278 people and has jurisdiction over thirteen villages.[1] It lies on Highway 212 and the Mekong River and borders with Laos, west of Bueng Kan subdistrict and east of Khai Si subdistrict.[2]
On 25 March 2020, 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, dated 5 August 2020 and effective on the same date.[3]
Geography
Generally, plains interspersed with undulating, uneven slopes.[4]
