Khong Island
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Khong Island or Don Khong is the main island of the Si Phan Don
riverine archipelago
located in the Mekong River, Khong district, Champasak Province, southern Laos
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The island is 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) long (north-south), and 8 kilometres (5 mi) at its widest point. It has a population of approximately 55,000, mainly concentrated in the two villages Muang Saen (west) and Muang Khong (east); the latter is considered the de facto capital of the island. The former President of Laos, Khamtai Siphandon
has a residence on the island, and explains the surprisingly high-quality of infrastructure, such as asphalted roads and electricity, on the island. Locals tend to travel on longtail boats.
The Khong island is noted for its natural beauty and is a growing tourist destination. Many tourists combine their visit to the island with a visit to the nearby Don Det and Don Khon islands, where it is easier to view the Khone Phapheng Falls.
It is near the Cambodian
border.
Si Phan Don
The Si Phan Don is a riverine archipelago located in the Mekong River, Champasak Province in southern Laos. Si Phan Don is characterised by numerous islands, half of which are submerged when the Mekong River is in flood...
riverine archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
located in the Mekong River, Khong district, Champasak Province, southern Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
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The island is 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) long (north-south), and 8 kilometres (5 mi) at its widest point. It has a population of approximately 55,000, mainly concentrated in the two villages Muang Saen (west) and Muang Khong (east); the latter is considered the de facto capital of the island. The former President of Laos, Khamtai Siphandon
Khamtai Siphandon
General Khamtai Siphandon is a Laotian politician who was President of Laos from February 24, 1998, until June 8, 2006, when he was officially replaced by Choummaly Sayasone....
has a residence on the island, and explains the surprisingly high-quality of infrastructure, such as asphalted roads and electricity, on the island. Locals tend to travel on longtail boats.
The Khong island is noted for its natural beauty and is a growing tourist destination. Many tourists combine their visit to the island with a visit to the nearby Don Det and Don Khon islands, where it is easier to view the Khone Phapheng Falls.
It is near the Cambodian
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
border.