Chiang Khong: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Chiang Rai
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 14,505
• Coordinates: 20.2613° N, 100.4046° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 724 km (450 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bokeo International Airport (BOR, Laos): 26 km (16 mi), straight line
• Tachileik Airport (THL, Myanmar): 55 km (34 mi), straight line
• Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI): 64 km (40 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ban Houayxay, Laos: 1.7 km (1.0 mi)
• Ban Houakhoua, Laos: 5.4 km (3.4 mi)
• Wiang Kaen: 20 km (12 mi)
• Chiang Saen: 33 km (21 mi)
• Ban Khoan, Laos: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Keng Tung, 160 km (100 mi)