Laos–Thailand border

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Map of the Laos-Thailand border

The Laos–Thailand border is the international border between the territory of

Mekong River, and runs from the tripoint with Myanmar in the north to tripoint with Cambodia in the south.[1]

Description

The border starts in the north at the tripoint with Myanmar at the confluence of the

Hueang River. It then follows this river to the north-east up to the confluence with the Mekong, from where it follows the Mekong for the majority of the border's length. Just north-west of Pakse the border leaves the Mekong and then follows the ridge of the Dângrêk Mountains south the tripoint with Cambodia.[2]

History

A pillar marking the border (2002)

From the 1860s

Champasak Province.[2][4] More land was ceded in another treaty in 1904, and again in 1907.[2][4] A minor treaty in 1926 cleared up the outstanding issue of sovereignty over islets in the Mekong.[2] Following Japan’s invasion of French Indochina in 1940 the ceded areas west of the Mekong and south-western Laos were returned to Thailand, however this arrangement was annulled following Japan's defeat and the pre-war border reinstated.[2]

Laos obtained a partial independence from France in 1949, gaining complete independence in 1953, with the boundary then becoming one between two sovereign states. Thailand occasionally made claims on the territories ceded to Laos during the colonial era, with tensions rising following the victory of the Communist

Asian financial crisis.[4] As of 2018 border demarcation is still ongoing.[6][7]

Border crossings

As of 2019[update], there were 20 permanent border crossings and 29 checkpoints for border trade.[8][9]

Permanent border crossings

No Laos Thailand Notes
Border post Border post Opening hours
1 Houayxay, Houayxay District, Bokeo Chiang Khong Pier,
Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai
 0800 - 1800 Ferry border crossing.
2 Mittaphab 4, Ban Don, Houayxay District, Bokeo Chiang Khong,
Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai
 0600 - 2200 Border across the Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge.
3 Tonpheung, Ton Pheung District, Bokeo Chiang Saen Pier, Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai 0800 - 1800 Ferry border crossing.
4 Golden Triangle, Ton Pheung District, Bokeo Golden Triangle, Ban Sop Ruak, Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai 0600 - 2000 Ferry border crossing.
5 Pang Mon, Khop District, Sainyabuli Ban Huak,
Phu Sang District, Phayao
 0600 - 1800
6 Ban Nam Ngeun, Ngeun District, Sainyabuli Ban Huai Kon, Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Nan 0800 - 2000
7 Pha Keo, Parklai District, Sainyabuli Phu Doo, Ban Khok District, Uttaradit 0600 - 2000
8 Nam Hueang, Kenethao District, Sainyabuli Ban Na Kraseng, Tha Li District, Loei 0700 - 1800 Border across the Nam Hueang Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge.
9 Kenethao, Kenethao District, Sainyabuli Ban Pak Huai, Tha Li District, Loei 0800 - 1800 Ferry border crossing.
10 Xanakharm, Xanakharm District, Vientiane Province Chiang Khan,
Chiang Khan District, Loei
 0800 - 1800 Ferry border crossing.
11 Ban Wang, Xanakharm District, Vientiane Province Ban Khok Phai,
Pak Chom District, Loei
 0800 - 1600 Ferry border crossing.
12 Tha Dua,
Hadxayfong District, Vientiane Prefecture
 Tha Sadet, Mueang Nong Khai District, Nong Khai 0800 - 1800 Ferry border crossing.
13 Mittaphab 1, Ban Dongphosy,
Hadxayfong District, Vientiane Prefecture
 Nong Khai, Mueang Nong Khai District, Nong Khai 0600 - 2200 Road and railway border crossing. Border across the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge. Train services operational between Nong Khai railway station and Thanaleng railway station.
14 Pakxan Pier, Pakxan District, Bolikhamsai Bueng Kan Pier,
Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan
 0800 - 1800 Ferry border crossing.
15 Thakhek,
Thakhek District, Khammouane
 Nakhon Phanom Pier, Mueang Nakhon Phanom District, Nakhon Phanom 0600 - 1800 Ferry border crossing.
16 Mittaphab 3,
Thakhek District, Khammouane
 Nakhon Phanom, Mueang Nakhon Phanom District, Nakhon Phanom 0600 - 2200 Border across the Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge.
17 Xayaphoum Pier,
Kaysone Phomvihane District, Savannakhet
 Mukdahan Pier, Mueang Mukdahan District, Mukdahan 0600 - 1800 Ferry border crossing.
18 Mittaphab 2,
Kaysone Phomvihane District, Savannakhet
 Mukdahan, Mueang Mukdahan District, Mukdahan 0600 - 2200 Border across the Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge.
19 Paktaphan, Lakhonepheng District, Salavan Ban Pak Saeng, Na Tan District, Ubon Ratchathani 0800 - 1800 Ferry border crossing.
20 Vang Tao, Phonthong District, Champasak
Sirindhorn District, Ubon Ratchathani
 0600 - 2000
Laotian and Thai boundary markers

Checkpoints for border trade

These border crossings are open for cross-border local trade only. There are 29 checkpoints for border trade officially recognized by the Ministry of Interior, located in provinces. Entering the opposite country beyond these checkpoints and their associated markets is illegal.

The First Thai-Lao Friendship bridge

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "International Boundary Study No. 20 – Laos – Thailand Boundary" (PDF). US Department of State. 18 September 1962. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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  4. ^ a b c d e f g h St John, Ronald Bruce. "The Land Boundaries of Indochina: Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam" (PDF). International Boundaries Research Unit, Department of Geography, University of Durham. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ^ Brown, MacAlister, and Joseph J. Zasloff. "Relations with Thailand". Laos: a country study (Andrea Matles Savada, ed). Library of Congress Federal Research Division (July 1994)
  6. ^ "More than 200 markers installed along Laos-Thailand border". UTCC. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Laos, Thailand move forward with border demarcation". The Nation. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ "ข้อมูลช่องทางผ่านแดนและความตกลงเรื่องการสัญจรข้ามแดน". Foreign Affairs Division Office, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Interior.
  9. ^ "ດ່ານຊາຍແດນລະຫວ່າງ ສປປ ລາວ - ຣາຊະອານາຈກັ ໄທ" (PDF).
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