THAKHÈK

Khammouane Province · LAOS (LA) · 17.41°N / 104.83°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,655,199

Thakhèk is a city in Laos with a population of 85,000. It sits at 17.41/104.83, runs on Asia/Vientiane, is 5 km from Nakhon Phanom.

Population 85,000

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Vientiane

All facts

fields

Country: Laos
Subdivision: Khammouane Province
Coords: 17.41°N / 104.83°E
UTC offset: +7
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km

W Nakhon Phanom Nakhon Phanom 34,595 5.5 km

NW Tha Uthen Nakhon Phanom 0 30.7 km

NW Muang Hinboun Khammouane Province 0 31.3 km

SW Pla Pak Nakhon Phanom 0 41.2 km

S Renu Nakhon Nakhon Phanom 0 42.9 km

Air access

nearby

THK

Thakhek Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

KOP

Nakhon Phanom Airport

Medium airport

20.2 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Thakhèk?: 85,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Thakhèk in?: Asia/Vientiane.
Which country is Thakhèk in?: Laos (LA).
Which airport serves Thakhèk?: Thakhek Airport (THK).
How far is Thakhèk from Vientiane?: About 244 km.
Does Thakhèk have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Laos?: Lao Kip.
How many cities are in Laos?: 82 on record.
Which admin region is Thakhèk in?: Khammouane Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1655199

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1655199,
    "name": "Thakhèk",
    "ascii_name": "Thakhek",
    "country_code": "LA",
    "population": 85000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Vientiane",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 17.41027,
    "longitude": 104.83068
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.5x the population of Nakhon Phanom.
5 km from Nakhon Phanom.
Same timezone (Asia/Vientiane) as 81 other cities in Laos.