Mukdahan capital of Mukdahan province, became Thailand's 73d province in 1982. Located in the northeastern (Isan) region of the country, on the banks of the river Mekong, it was formerly as district of Nakhon Phanom Province. The population of the city was 100,000 in the year 2000. Etymology The city was established at the mouth of Muk Creek and named Mukdahan from Kaeo Mukdahan. Muk มุก noun: Mother-of pearl; nacre. Kaeo แก้ว noun or adjective: glass o… (More on Mukdahan)