Boten

Boten

ບໍ່ເຕັນ
Boten ບໍ່ເຕັນ
	Boten
	Coordinates: 21°11′03″N 101°40′19″E / 21.18413°N 101.67202°ECoordinates: 21°11′03″N 101°40′19″E / 21.18413°N 101.67202°E
Country	Laos
Province	Luang Namtha
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Website	www.boten.com

Boten is a town in Laos in Luang Namtha Province. Boten is on the China–Laos border. It is opposite the Chinese town Mohan. While Boten is part of Laos, most of its inhabitants speak Mandarin Chinese as their native language.

After 5 years of construction, in December 2021 both the Vientiane–Boten Railway and Yuxi–Mohan railways opened, connecting the town south towards Vientiane and towards Kunming, China to the north. Boten is the northernmost Lao town on the 414 km railway, with 198 km of tunnels and 62 km of bridges, that runs at an operating speed of 160 km per hour. The town is served by Boten railway station.

Special Economic Zone[]

Old casino

In 2002, a big casino was built in Boten. The casino mainly attracted Chinese visitors as gambling is illegal in China. In 2011 the Chinese government requested Laos to close this casino.^[1]^[2] Today the casino is abandoned.

References[]

^ Ganjanakhundee, Supalak (8 September 2013). "No more casinos in Laos: Somsavat". The Nation. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
^ "Treasures of Laos: Golden Boten City has been closed down—will it wake up again with help from China?". Treasures of Laos. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-10.

[Nation-20130908-1] Ganjanakhundee, Supalak (8 September 2013). "No more casinos in Laos: Somsavat". The Nation. Retrieved 2014-07-10.

[blogspot-2] "Treasures of Laos: Golden Boten City has been closed down—will it wake up again with help from China?". Treasures of Laos. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-10.

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