Vientiane

Summary

Vientiane is an urban area^[1]. Vientiane ranks in the top 4% of urban_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,070 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vientiane is located in Vientiane^[3].
• Vientiane is in the country of Laos^[4].
• Vientiane is on the body of water Mekong River^[5].
• Vientiane's head of government is recorded as Q134076227^[6].
• Vientiane's instance of is recorded as urban area^[7].
• Vientiane's instance of is recorded as conurbation^[8].
• Vientiane's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Vientiane's instance of is recorded as border city^[10].
• Vientiane's instance of is recorded as largest city^[11].
• Vientiane's official language is recorded as Lao^[12].
• Vientiane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bangkok^[13].
• Vientiane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chittagong^[14].
• Vientiane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Phnom Penh^[15].
• Vientiane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Orlando^[16].
• Vientiane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ho Chi Minh City^[17].
• Vientiane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cirebon^[18].
• Vientiane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[19].
• Vientiane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hanoi^[20].
• Vientiane's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kunming^[21].
• Vientiane's postal code is recorded as 01000 - 01170^[22].
• Vientiane's Commons category is recorded as Vientiane^[23].
• Vientiane's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+07:00^[24].
• Vientiane's said to be the same as is recorded as Vientiane^[25].
• Vientiane's local dialing code is recorded as 021^[26].
• 1560 marks the founding of Vientiane^[27].

Body

Geography

Vientiane is in the country of Laos^[4]. Vientiane is located in Vientiane^[3]. Vientiane is on the body of water Mekong River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Vientiane covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3920'}^[28]. Vientiane sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+174'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+948487'}^[30], {'amount': '+1003004'}^[31], {'amount': '+820940'}^[32], {'amount': '+783000'}^[33], {'amount': '+132300'}^[34], and {'amount': '+442000'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area^[7], conurbation^[8], big city^[9], border city^[10], and largest city^[11].

History and Context

1560 marks the founding of Vientiane^[27].

Why It Matters

Vientiane ranks in the top 4% of urban_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,070 views/month).^[2] Vientiane has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Vientiane is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]