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Nong Khai
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Key facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Capital
- Nong Khai
- Governor
- Sompop Samittasiri
- Total
- 3,275 km (1,264 sq mi)
- Rank
- 60th
- Density
- 156/km (400/sq mi)
- Hai 2022
- 0.6357 "somewhat low", Ranked 46th
- Time zone
- UTC+7 ( ICT )
- Postal code
- 43xxx
- Calling code
- 042
- Iso 3166 code
- TH-43
- Website
- nongkhai .go .th
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Thailand
- Official name
- จังหวัดหนองคาย
- Country
- Thailand
- Located in
- Thailand
- Contains
- Si Chiang Mai
- Capital
- Nong Khai
- Population
- 517435
- Area
- 7332.280
- Shares border with
- Loei
- Official website
- www.nongkhai.go.th
- Image
- Mekong River View SkyWalk.jpg
- Motto
- วีรกรรมปราบฮ่อ หลวงพ่อพระใส สะพานไทย-ลาว
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- postal code
- 43
- Commons category
- Nong Khai Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Nong Khai province
- native label
- จังหวัดหนองคาย
- language used
- Sô
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Encyclopedic overview
Nong Khai province (Thai: หนองคาย, pronounced [nɔ̌ːŋ kʰāːj]; Northeastern Thai: หนองคาย, pronounced [nɔ̌ːŋ kʰa᷇ːj]) was formerly the northernmost of the northeastern (Isan) provinces (changwat) of Thailand until its eight eastern districts were split off to form Thailand's newest province, Bueng Kan province, in 2011. Nong Khai province lies in upper northeastern Thailand. Nearby provinces are (clockwise, from the east): Bueng Kan, Sakon Nakhon, Udon Thani, and Loei. To the north it borders Vientiane province, Vientiane Prefecture, and Bolikhamsai province of Laos.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nong Khai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.