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Mukdahan ((タイ語:มุกดาหาร)) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') and capital of Mukdahan Province, which became Thailand's 73d province in 1982. In the northern region of the country, on the right (west) bank of the river Mekong, it was formerly a district of Nakhon Phanom Province. The population of the municipal area was 180,600 in the year 2010. Mukdahan is 645 km northeast of Bangkok. ==Etymology== The city was established at the mouth of Muk Creek ((タイ語:ห้วยมุก)) 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mukdahan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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