North of Ban Dung are marshlands and open water called Nong Pla Tao.
The major river is the Songkhram, which marks the boundary of the district to the east.
Historyedit
The minor district (king amphoe) Ban Dung was established on 16 May 1959, when three sub-districts were split off from Nong Han district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 16 July 1963.[2]
Administrationedit
Central administrationedit
Ban Dung is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambons), which are further divided into 159 administrative villages (mubans).[3]
Ban Dung (Thai: เทศบาลเมืองบ้านดุง) consisting of sub-district Si Suttho and parts of sub-district Ban Dung. The town is divided into 34 communities (chumchon).
Ban Dung (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านดุง) consisting of parts of sub-district Ban Dung.
Dong Yen (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดงเย็น) consisting of sub-district Dong Yen.
Phon Sung (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลโพนสูง) consisting of sub-district Phon Sung.
Om Ko (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลอ้อมกอ) consisting of sub-district Om Ko.
Ban Chan (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านจันทน์) consisting of sub-district Ban Chan.
Ban Chai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านชัย) consisting of sub-district Ban Chai.
Na Mai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนาไหม) consisting of sub-district Na Mai.
Thon Na Lap (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลถ่อนนาลับ) consisting of sub-district Thon Na Lap.
Wang Thong (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลวังทอง) consisting of sub-district Wang Thong.
Ban Muang (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านม่วง) consisting of sub-district Ban Muang.
Ban Tat (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านตาด) consisting of sub-district Ban Tat.
Na Kham (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนาคำ) consisting of sub-district Na Kham.
Economyedit
The district is the site of a Voice of America (VOA) relay station, built in 1994. The Voice of America will give the station to Thailand, but will be allowed to operate it under a 25-year renewable lease expiring in 2019. Each of the station's seven shortwave transmitters is capable of broadcasting 500 kilowatts of power, covering 40 per cent of the Earth's surface. One of the transmitters will be dedicated for use by Radio Thailand. It will have sufficient power to reach the Middle East and the West Coast of the United States, both areas with large expatriate Thai communities.[5]
The VOA installation has been suspected of being a CIAblack site used to interrogate alleged terrorists.[6][7] That suspicion has been supplanted by a BBC report that the Udon Royal Air Force Base was the home of a CIA black site, known to insiders as "Cat's Eye", but better known as "Detention Site Green",[8] used to interrogate Abu Zubaydah, a 31-year-old Saudi-born Palestinian, believed to be one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants. In December 2014 the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) published an executive summary of a secret 6,000-page report on CIA techniques. The report alleges that at least eight Thai senior officials knew of the secret site. The site was closed in December 2002.[9] Thailand has denied the existence of the site while the US government has neither confirmed or denied its existence.
Ban Dung district is also the largest source of rock salt production in the Isan from the past to the present.[10][11]
Water BuffaloSalt productionKham ChanotPagoda at Ban Dong Sawan
Transportedit
The town is adjacent to the intersection of Highway 2022 and Highway 2096. Local town transport is provided by Isan tuk-tuk style Samlor motor tricycle taxis.
^(PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 76 (53 ง): 1368–1369. 1959-05-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2012.
^(PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 80 (72 ก): 362. 1963-07-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2009.
^. Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
^"Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
^"New station in Thailand to boost VOA". UPI. 1994-06-02. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^Crispin, Shawn W (2008-01-25). . Asia Times. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2014-11-10.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Suspicion over Thai 'black ops' site". Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-11-05. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^"Time to come clean on secret CIA prison" (Opinion). Bangkok Post. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
^"CIA director Gina Haspel's Thailand torture ties". BBC News. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^""หม้อต้มเกลือ" และเกลือหุงฯ เกร็ดประวัติศาสตร์เกลือสินเธาว์ จากเอกสารเก่า". Technologychaoban (in Thai). 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
^"เกลืออุตสาหกรรม ริมทาง ที่บ้านดุง". Technologychaoban (in Thai). 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
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dung, district, dung, thai, านด, pronounced, bâːn, dūŋ, district, amphoe, northeastern, udon, thani, province, isan, thailand, dung, านด, งdistrictshrine, thomotto, เจ, าป, ศร, ทโธรวมศร, ทธา, ตำนานแดนนาคาคำชะโนด, งโรจน, ตสาหกรรมเกล, นเช, อคนด, ณธรรม, บสานห, ตถ. Ban Dung Thai bandung pronounced baːn duŋ is a district amphoe in northeastern Udon Thani province Isan Thailand Ban Dung bandungDistrictShrine in Sri Sut ThoMotto ecapusrisuthothrwmsrththa tananaednnakhakhachaond rungorcnxutsahkrrmeklux thinechuxkhndikhunthrrm subsanhtthkrrmsunysilpachiph withyukhamthwip I B B District location in Udon Thani provinceCoordinates 17 42 4 N 103 15 35 E 17 70111 N 103 25972 E 17 70111 103 25972CountryThailandProvinceUdon ThaniTambon13Muban159District established1959Government District head officerPaitoon Chitsuttipon nayiphthury cittsuththiphl Area Total923 768 km2 356 669 sq mi Population 2013 Total124 812 Density133 2 km2 345 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code41190Geocode4111 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Administration 3 1 Central administration 3 2 Local administration 4 Economy 5 Transport 6 References 7 External linksGeography editNeighbouring districts are from the south clockwise Thung Fon Phibun Rak Phen and Sang Khom of Udon Thani province Phon Phisai and Fao Rai of Nong Khai province and Ban Muang Charoen Sin and Sawang Daen Din of Sakon Nakhon province nbsp Nong Pla Tao North of Ban Dung are marshlands and open water called Nong Pla Tao The major river is the Songkhram which marks the boundary of the district to the east History editThe minor district king amphoe Ban Dung was established on 16 May 1959 when three sub districts were split off from Nong Han district 1 It was upgraded to a full district on 16 July 1963 2 Administration editCentral administration edit Ban Dung is divided into 13 sub districts tambons which are further divided into 159 administrative villages mubans 3 No Name Thai Villages Pop 4 0 1 Si Suttho srisuthoth 12 14 571 0 2 Ban Dung bandung 18 13 756 0 3 Dong Yen dngeyn 0 8 0 6 720 0 4 Phon Sung ophnsung 17 11 160 0 5 Om Ko xxmkx 10 0 8 568 0 6 Ban Chan bancnthn 18 14 277 0 7 Ban Chai banchy 0 9 0 8 615 0 8 Na Mai naihm 13 10 232 0 9 Thon Na Lap thxnnalb 0 8 0 5 272 10 Wang Thong wngthxng 0 9 0 6 252 11 Ban Muang banmwng 14 0 8 584 12 Ban Tat bantad 10 0 6 987 13 Na Kham nakha 13 0 9 818 Local administration edit There is one town thesaban mueang in the district Ban Dung Thai ethsbalemuxngbandung consisting of sub district Si Suttho and parts of sub district Ban Dung The town is divided into 34 communities chumchon There are 12 sub district administrative organizations SAO in the district Ban Dung Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablbandung consisting of parts of sub district Ban Dung Dong Yen Thai xngkhkarbriharswntabldngeyn consisting of sub district Dong Yen Phon Sung Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablophnsung consisting of sub district Phon Sung Om Ko Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablxxmkx consisting of sub district Om Ko Ban Chan Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablbancnthn consisting of sub district Ban Chan Ban Chai Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablbanchy consisting of sub district Ban Chai Na Mai Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablnaihm consisting of sub district Na Mai Thon Na Lap Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablthxnnalb consisting of sub district Thon Na Lap Wang Thong Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablwngthxng consisting of sub district Wang Thong Ban Muang Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablbanmwng consisting of sub district Ban Muang Ban Tat Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablbantad consisting of sub district Ban Tat Na Kham Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablnakha consisting of sub district Na Kham Economy editThe district is the site of a Voice of America VOA relay station built in 1994 The Voice of America will give the station to Thailand but will be allowed to operate it under a 25 year renewable lease expiring in 2019 Each of the station s seven shortwave transmitters is capable of broadcasting 500 kilowatts of power covering 40 per cent of the Earth s surface One of the transmitters will be dedicated for use by Radio Thailand It will have sufficient power to reach the Middle East and the West Coast of the United States both areas with large expatriate Thai communities 5 The VOA installation has been suspected of being a CIA black site used to interrogate alleged terrorists 6 7 That suspicion has been supplanted by a BBC report that the Udon Royal Air Force Base was the home of a CIA black site known to insiders as Cat s Eye but better known as Detention Site Green 8 used to interrogate Abu Zubaydah a 31 year old Saudi born Palestinian believed to be one of Osama bin Laden s top lieutenants In December 2014 the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence SSCI published an executive summary of a secret 6 000 page report on CIA techniques The report alleges that at least eight Thai senior officials knew of the secret site The site was closed in December 2002 9 Thailand has denied the existence of the site while the US government has neither confirmed or denied its existence Ban Dung district is also the largest source of rock salt production in the Isan from the past to the present 10 11 nbsp Water Buffalo nbsp Salt production nbsp Kham Chanot nbsp Pagoda at Ban Dong SawanTransport editThe town is adjacent to the intersection of Highway 2022 and Highway 2096 Local town transport is provided by Isan tuk tuk style Samlor motor tricycle taxis The nearest railway stations are in Nong Khai 83 km and Udon Thani 81 km and the nearest full service airport is Udon Thani International Airport at 88 km References edit prakaskrathrwngmhadithy eruxng ykthanatablkhunepnkingxaephx PDF Royal Gazette in Thai 76 53 ng 1368 1369 1959 05 19 Archived from the original PDF on May 28 2012 phrarachkvsdikatngxaephxbxphlxy xaephxithroykh xaephxhnxngerux xaephxhnxngsxnghxng xaephxprathay xaephxhwyaethlng xaephxlahanthray xaephxkuyburi xaephxtaphraya xaephxhnxngiph xaephxnaechuxk xaephxwdephlng xaephxphnsnikhm xaephxphukradung xaephxprangkhku xaephxthachang xaephxbandanlanhxy xaephxbandng xaephxswangxarmn aelaxaephxkudchum ph s 2506 PDF Royal Gazette in Thai 80 72 k 362 1963 07 16 Archived from the original PDF on May 21 2009 Bandung Administrative website Archived from the original on 2015 11 01 Retrieved 2016 02 05 Population statistics 2013 in Thai Department of Provincial Administration Retrieved 2014 12 18 New station in Thailand to boost VOA UPI 1994 06 02 Retrieved 27 April 2018 Crispin Shawn W 2008 01 25 US and Thailand Allies in Torture Asia Times Archived from the original on 2014 11 10 Retrieved 2014 11 10 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Suspicion over Thai black ops site Sydney Morning Herald 2005 11 05 Retrieved 27 April 2018 Time to come clean on secret CIA prison Opinion Bangkok Post 27 May 2018 Retrieved 27 May 2018 CIA director Gina Haspel s Thailand torture ties BBC News 2018 05 04 Retrieved 15 May 2018 hmxtmeklux aelaekluxhung ekrdprawtisastrekluxsinethaw cakexksareka Technologychaoban in Thai 2020 07 17 Retrieved 2023 08 27 ekluxxutsahkrrm rimthang thibandung Technologychaoban in Thai 2018 04 30 Retrieved 2023 08 27 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ban Dung District amphoe com 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