Ban Houayxay: facts

At a glance

• Country: Laos
• Region: Bokeo
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 12,500
• Coordinates: 20.2700° N, 100.4178° E
• Time zone: Asia/Vientiane (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Kip (LAK)
• Distance to the capital, Vientiane: 344 km (214 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bokeo International Airport (BOR): 27 km (17 mi), straight line
• Tachileik Airport (THL, Myanmar): 56 km (35 mi), straight line
• Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI, Thailand): 66 km (41 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chiang Khong, Thailand: 1.7 km (1.0 mi)
• Ban Houakhoua: 4.6 km (2.8 mi)
• Wiang Kaen, Thailand: 20 km (12 mi)
• Chiang Saen, Thailand: 35 km (21 mi)
• Ban Khoan: 35 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Keng Tung, 160 km (99 mi)