The city has many 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.[2] 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.
Lao people at the Souk Somboun Market. Thakhek, Khammouan Province, Laos.
Western scientists first encountered the Laotian rock rat, kha nyou (Laonastes aenigmamus), in Thakhek's market.
View of Thakhek from the banks of the Mekong in Nakhon Phanom.
^"Main Cities by Population in Laos". Worldometers. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^Stuart-Fox, Martin (1997). A History of Laos. Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN978-0-521-59746-3. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Thakhek". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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thakhek, language, າແຂກ, pronounced, tʰāː, kʰɛ, capital, khammouane, province, town, south, central, laos, mekong, river, administrative, centre, district, with, same, name, third, thai, friendship, bridge, linking, nakhon, phanom, thailand, across, river, sta. Thakhek Lao language ທ າແຂກ pronounced tʰaː kʰɛ ːk 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 Thakhek ທ າແຂກDistrict amp municipalityThakhek DistrictThakhek centreThakek DistrictThakhekTown location in LaosCoordinates 17 24 N 104 48 E 17 400 N 104 800 E 17 400 104 800Country LaosProvinceKhammouane ProvinceDistrictThakhek DistrictPopulation 2020 Total85 000 1 Time zoneUTC 7 ICT The city has many 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 2 Remnants of the abortive Thakhek Tan Ap railway can be seen in and near the town The railway would have run between Thakhek and Tan Ấp Railway Station Quảng Binh Province Vietnam through the Mụ Giạ Pass Lao people at the Souk Somboun Market Thakhek Khammouan Province Laos Western scientists first encountered the Laotian rock rat kha nyou Laonastes aenigmamus in Thakhek s market View of Thakhek from the banks of the Mekong in Nakhon Phanom Climate editClimate data for Thakhek 1991 2020 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearMean daily maximum C F 29 3 84 7 31 2 88 2 33 6 92 5 34 8 94 6 33 7 92 7 32 0 89 6 31 1 88 0 30 8 87 4 31 4 88 5 31 6 88 9 31 0 87 8 29 1 84 4 31 6 88 9 Daily mean C F 24 2 75 6 26 0 78 8 28 6 83 5 30 3 86 5 29 7 85 5 28 7 83 7 28 1 82 6 27 9 82 2 28 1 82 6 27 9 82 2 26 6 79 9 24 3 75 7 27 5 81 5 Mean daily minimum C F 16 4 61 5 18 3 64 9 21 9 71 4 24 2 75 6 24 9 76 8 24 9 76 8 24 6 76 3 24 4 75 9 24 0 75 2 22 1 71 8 19 6 67 3 16 8 62 2 21 8 71 2 Average precipitation mm inches 4 2 0 17 22 1 0 87 50 8 2 00 79 3 3 12 238 9 9 41 342 2 13 47 545 9 21 49 562 6 22 15 314 0 12 36 103 0 4 06 13 4 0 53 2 6 0 10 2 279 89 72 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 1 2 5 8 15 20 24 25 19 9 3 1 132Mean monthly sunshine hours 253 4 223 9 215 4 216 7 196 3 137 7 129 4 119 3 147 2 208 1 238 9 253 8 2 340 1Source NOAA 3 References edit Main Cities by Population in Laos Worldometers Retrieved 15 April 2020 Stuart Fox Martin 1997 A History of Laos Cambridge University Press p 51 ISBN 978 0 521 59746 3 Retrieved 15 April 2020 World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991 2020 Thakhek National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved January 17 2024 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thakhek nbsp Thakhek travel guide from Wikivoyage Destination Khammouane Province Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thakhek amp oldid 1196719329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
