Sister cities
Twinned with Vientiane
7 of 9 in this atlas
Vientiane appears in this atlas as twinned with several regional capitals and major cities, including Bangkok, Beijing, Chattogram, Ho Chi Minh City, Kunming, and Phnom Penh, all listed as mutual pairings. A further link to Hanoi is recorded as one-sided, with Hanoi not naming Vientiane in return. The overall pattern favors mutual recognition among Southeast and East Asian cities.
In this atlas7
Twinned in total9
Not reciprocated1
Twinned with Vientiane
| City | Country | Distance | Lists back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok | TH | 520 km | yes |
| Beijing | CN | 2,777 km | yes |
| Chattogram | BD | 1,224 km | yes |
| Hanoi | VN | 480 km | not listed |
| Ho Chi Minh City | VN | 906 km | yes |
| Kunming | CN | 786 km | yes |
| Phnom Penh | KH | 755 km | yes |
1 of these do not list Vientiane back. Twinning is declared independently by each municipality, so one-sided pairs are common — and usually more interesting than the mutual ones.