The Tha River (Nam Tha) is a river in northwest
Laos
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...
, and one of the 12 tributaries on the
Mekong River
The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth-longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third-longest in Asia with an estimated l ...
. It gave its name to the town of
Luang Namtha
Luang Namtha (''Luang Nam Tha'') ( Lao: ມ. ຫລວງນໍ້າທາ) is a district and the capital of Luang Namtha Province in northern Laos. The city lies on the Tha River (''Nam Tha''). The Luang Namtha Museum is in the town.
Histor ...
and the
province of the same name. The name ''Nam Tha'' (ນໍ້າທາ) means 'Green River', coming from the color of the water in the river.
Rivers of Laos
Tributaries of the Mekong River
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