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Nong Khai is 615 kilometres from Bangkok and has an area of 7,739 square kilometres. Nong Khai is a long thin province running along the Mekong River, providing the main access to Laos. Originally people went by boat from Tha Sadet, but the building of the Friendship Bridge across the Mekong has made Nong Khai a major centre for transport and trade with Laos.

Attractions include Wat Pho Chai, renowned for its large seated Buddha believed to have been cast in Lan Chang, and Phra That Nong Khai, an old chedi that slipped into the river and can now only be seen completely in the dry season.

Sala Kaeo Ku is a bizarre sculpture garden packed with statres of Shiva, Vishnu and Buddha as well as many other figures from Hindu and Thai culture. Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary near the Mekong River contains a number of beautiful waterfalls.

In general, Nong Khai is part of the river basin in the north. It is a plateau with deciduous forest in the east while the west has mountains and forest bordering forest area of Loei Province. The southern area is highland having on average altitude of 1,200 feet above sea level.
There are three seasons in Changwat Nong Khai. It is very hot in summer with a high temperature of 35 degrees Celsius. There are heavy rains during the rainy season due to its location adjacent to the Mekhong River. It is chilly during the winter season due to its highland nature with a low temperature of 11 degrees Celsius. Bordering the Mekhong River, which marks the border of Thailand and the Lao PDR to the North;
Bordering Changwat Udon Thani and Changwat Sakon Nakhon to the south;
Bordering Changwat Nakhon Phanom to the east:
Bordering Changwat Loei to the west.
Changwat Nong Khai is administratively divided into 17 Amphoes. They are: Muang Nong Khai, Bung Kan, Phon Phisai, Si Chiang Mai, Seka, Tha Bo, So Phisai, Sangkhom, Phon Charoen, Pak Khat, King Amphoe Bung Khong Long, and, King Amphoe Si Wilai.

Amphoe Muang to each of the others:
Muang -  Bung Kan	136 Kms.		Muang -  Tha Bo	42 Kms.
Muang -  Phon Charoen	25 Kms.		Muang -  Phon Phisai	45 Kms.
Muang -  Soangkhom	99 Kms.		Muang -  Si Chiang Mai	62 Kms.
Muang  -  Seka	215 Kms.

From Bangkok the trip is made on Highway No.2 passing Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, and Udon Thani, on to Nong Khai. The total distance is 616 kilometers. From Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 to Saraburi which connects with Highway No. 2 to Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Udon Thani and Nong Khai. A total distance from Bangkok to Nong Khai is 615 kilometres. The Transport Company Limited has a regular bus service both ordinary and air-conditioned to Nong Khai every day. For further information, contact the Mo Chit 2 (Chatuchak) Bus Terminal, Tel. 0 2936 2852-66, or visit the website www.transport.co.th. Trains depart from Bangkok's Hua Lamphong and Bang Sue Railway Stations to Nong Khai every day. Call 1690, 0 2223 7010-20 or visit www.railway.co.th for more information. Visitors can fly from Bangkok to Udon Thani and continue the journey by car to Nong Khai, some 50 kilometres from Udon Thani. Call 1566, 0 2280 0060, 0 2628 2000 or visit www.thaiairways.com for more information. May
The festival is held annually about six lunar month every year. The rocket contest and ask of the rain around Wat Pho Chai October
Festivities run from 10 to 16 October, along the Mekong River bank, in Phon Pisai district in Nong Khai province. There are also corresponding celebrations on the Lao side of the river and no shortage of theories on whether Thailand’s neighbors, on the opposite bank, may know more than they are admitting on what causes the spectacle.

In the evenings, during the festival week, people gather at the river bank for the Naga procession and cultural performance that reflect the rural village traditions of the northeast region. The end of the Buddhist Lent festival every year. People come to offer alms to Buddhist monks in the morning. Long boat competitions between Thai and Lao on the Mekong River.

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