Wiang Kaen: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Chiang Rai
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 20.1130° N, 100.5133° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 707 km (439 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bokeo International Airport (BOR, Laos): 43 km (27 mi), straight line
• Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI): 68 km (42 mi), straight line
• Tachileik Airport (THL, Myanmar): 73 km (45 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ban Houakhoua, Laos: 16 km (10 mi)
• Chiang Khong: 20 km (12 mi)
• Ban Houayxay, Laos: 20 km (12 mi)
• Khun Tan: 41 km (25 mi)
• Doi Luang: 43 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Keng Tung, 179 km (112 mi)