Wiang Chiang Khong (Thai: เวียงเชียงของ) is a small town (thesaban tambon) at the Mekong river in the northeast of Chiang Rai Province in Thailand, the central town of Chiang Khong district. It is the northernmost border crossing of the country into Laos (with Houayxay on the opposite shore of the Mekong).
As of 2005 the town has a population of 4,342 and covers an area of 1.80 km².
Coordinates: 20°15′29.3″N 100°24′29.5″E / 20.258139°N 100.408194°E / 20.258139; 100.408194
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