Houayxay

Houayxay is a district in Bokeo Province, Laos, on the border with . The town lies on the Mekong River opposite Chiang Khong in Thailand. The Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge at Ban Houayxay, which opened in December 2013 and replaced ferry service across the river, is the northernmost road border crossing between the two countries.
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  • Type: district of Laos with 70,200 residents
  • Description: district of Laos
  • Also known as: “Bokeo”, “Houaixai District”, “Houay Xay”, “Houay Xay District”, “Houayxay District”, “Houei Sai”, “Huay Xai”, “Huoeisay”, and “Muang Houayxay”

Houayxay

Latitude
20.3876° or 20° 23′ 16″ north
Longitude
100.6269° or 100° 37′ 37″ east
Population
70,200
Elevation
500 metres (1,640 feet)
Open location code
7PG29JQG+3P
Geo­Names ID
1651946
Wiki­data ID
Q5912694
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Houayxay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Muang Houayxay”
  • French: “Houayxay”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Houay Xay”
  • Lao: “ເມືອງຫ້ວຍຊາຍ”
  • Polish: “Houixai”
  • Spanish: “Houayxay”
  • Swedish: “Muang Houayxay”
  • Thai: “เมืองห้วยชาย”
  • Ukrainian: “Хуайсай”
  • Urdu: “ہوواے سائے ضلع”

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