Mukdahan
Mukdahan
มุกดาหาร | |
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View from Ho Kaew Mukdahan Observation Deck | |
| Coordinates: 16°32′35″N 104°43′22″E / 16.54306°N 104.72278°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Provinces | Mukdahan Province |
| District | Mueang Mukdahan District |
| Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Population (2000) | 180,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Mukdahan (Thai: มุกดาหาร, pronounced [múk.dāː.hǎːn]) 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.