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City profile · Laos · Asia

Muang Xay

Oudomxai · Laos
City population
25,000
#10
in Laos
#21,091
worldwide
VientianeMuang Xay
20.692, 101.984 · 310 km from Vientiane
City population
25,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Laos
#10
of 18 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#21,091
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Laos
0.3%
of the national population

About Muang Xay

Muang Xay is a city in Oudomxai, Laos with a population of 25,000. It is the 10th largest of the 18 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Laos, and the 21,091st largest worldwide. It lies 310 km from Vientiane.

Position in Laos
#10of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Oudomxai
Distance to capital
to Vientiane
Elevation
652 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Vientiane
Coordinates
20.692, 101.984
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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