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Key facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Capital
- Loei
- Governor
- Chaipote Jaroonpong
- Pao chief executive
- Chaithawat Niamsiri
- Total
- 10,500 km (4,100 sq mi)
- Rank
- 16th
- Density
- 60/km (160/sq mi)
- Hai 2022
- 0.6407 "average", Ranked 39th
- Time zone
- UTC+7 ( ICT )
- Postal code
- 42xxx
- Calling code
- 042
- Iso 3166 code
- TH-42
- Vehicle registration
- เลย
- Website
- loei .go .th
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Loei (Thai: เลย, pronounced [lɤ̄ːj]), is one of the more sparsely populated provinces (changwat) of Thailand. It lies in the Isan region of upper northeastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from east clockwise) Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nong Bua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, and Phitsanulok. In the north it borders Xaignabouli and Vientiane province of Laos.
As of 2020, the provincial governor is Chaiwat Chuenkosum. The province was allocated 225.6 million baht in the FY2019 Thailand budget.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Loei” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.