Nong Khai
Town in Nong Khai province, Thailand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nong Khai (Thai: เทศบาลเมืองหนองคาย, RTGS: Thetsaban Mueang Nong Khai) is a city in northeast Thailand. It is the capital of Nong Khai province. Nong Khai city is located in Mueang Nong Khai district.
This article is written like a travel guide. (August 2019) |
Nong Khai
หนองคาย | |
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Town | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Nong Khai province |
Area | |
• Total | 31.15 km2 (12.03 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 46,180 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Nong Khai lies on the Mekong River, near the site of the first Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, spanning the river to Laos. The Thai-Lao Friendship bridge was largely funded by a gift to the Lao government from the Australian government.[1] It is the road and railway gateway to the Lao capital, Vientiane, 25 kilometres (16 mi) upriver, on the north bank opposite Thailand's Si Chiang Mai district. Construction of a rail spur to Thanaleng outside Vientiane was begun early-2007 and opened 5 March 2009.[2]
Nong Khai is 626 km (389 mi) north of Bangkok by road[3] and 60 km (37 mi) north of Udon Thani.[4]