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Also known as Houaixai District, Muang Houayxay, Houayxay District, Huoeisay, Houei Sai, Huay Xai, Houay Xay, Houay Xay District

Houayxay (, ; , ) (also Huoeisay, Huai Sai, Houei Sai, Huay Xay or Huay Xai) is a district in Bokeo Province, Laos, on the border with Thailand.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Houayxay
Settlement.native_name_lang
lo
Settlement.settlement_type
District & municipality
Settlement.official_name
Houayxay District
Settlement.image_skyline
Bokeo HuayXai5 tango7174.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Ban Houayxay from the Mekong River
Settlement.pushpin_map
Laos
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Laos
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Admin. division
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Bokeo Province
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.population_as_of
2015
Settlement.population_total
70,200
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities

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Houayxay (, ; , ) (also Huoeisay, Huai Sai, Houei Sai, Huay Xay or Huay Xai) is a district in Bokeo Province, Laos, on the border with Thailand.

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. Asian Highway 3, which runs through Ban Houayxay, extends north to Yunnan Province of China and south to Chiang Rai Province of Thailand.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Houayxay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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