Nong Khai is a tourist city on the bank of
the Mekong bordering the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic.
It is the gateway to Vientiane, the capital of Laos,
which is only 20 kilometres away.
Nong Khai is 615
kilometres from Bangkok and has an area of 7,739 square
kilometres. It consists of the following districts:
Muang Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, Phon Phisai, Tha Bo, Sangkhom,
Seka, So Phisai, Si Chiang Mai, Phon Charoen, Pak
Khat, Bueng Khong Long, Si Wilai, Bung Khla, Sa Khrai,
Rattana Wapi, Fao Rai and Pho Tak.