Thakhèk
Sign in to saveThakhek (, ), the capital of Khammouane Province, is a town in south-central Laos on the Mekong River and the administrative centre of the district with the same name. The Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, linking Thakhek and Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, across the river, started in 2009 and was opened on 11 November 2011.
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Place details
- Locality
- ທ່າແຂກ
- Region
- ຄໍາມ່ວນ
- Country
- ປະເທດລາວ
- Population
- 90,800
- Timezone
- Asia/Vientiane
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Thakhek
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- lo
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District & municipality
- Settlement.official_name
- Thakhek District
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Khammouane Thakhek2 tango7174.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Thakhek centre
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Laos
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Town location in Laos
- Settlement.image_map
- Thakhek District in Laos 2015.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Thakek District
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Laos
- Located in
- Thakhek District
- Population
- +70000
- Body of water
- Mekong River
- Capital of
- Khammouane Province
- Image
- Khammouane Thakhek2 tango7174.jpg
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Thakhek (, ), the capital of Khammouane Province, is a town in south-central Laos on the Mekong River and the administrative centre of the district with the same name. The Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, linking Thakhek and Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, across the river, started in 2009 and was opened on 11 November 2011.
The city has French colonial style official buildings, villas, and shops. In 1943, 85% of the population of Thakhek were Vietnamese due to the French policy of encouraging Vietnamese immigrants to Laos. Remnants of the abortive Thakhek-Tan Ap railway can be seen in and near the town. The railway would have run between Thakhek and Tân Ấp Railway Station, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam through the Mụ Giạ Pass. thumb|left|Lao people at the Souk Somboun Market.