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LAOS 16 PROVINCES

Attapeu

Attapeu is a province of Laos, located in the south-east of the country. To the north it is bounded by Sekong, to the west by Champassak province. To the east, the Annamite Mountain Range separates Attapeu from Vietnam. It borders Cambodia to the south.

Bokèo

Bokèo is a northern province of Laos. The literal translation of Bokeo is "gem mine". The province is rich in deposits of precious and semiprecious stones.
The province was created in 1983, when it was split off from Louang Namtha Province. Bokeo's provincial capital is Houayxay on the Mekong river.

Bolikhamsai

Bolikhamsai is a province of Laos, located in the middle of the country.
The province was formed in 1983 from parts of the Vientiane Province and Khammuan. In Khamkheuth district there is picturesque karst limestone scenery, which is allegedly the largest formation of its type in Southeast Asia. The province is also home to the Theun Hinboun Dam.

Champasak

Champasak is a province in southwestern Laos, near the borders with Thailand and Cambodia. It is one of the three principalities that succeeded the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang. Population: 500, 994 (2001 estimate). The river Mekong flows through the province. The capital of the province is Pakxe, but it takes its name from Champasak, the former capital of the Kingdom of Champasak.
The small town of Champasak, location of the Khmer ruins of Wat Phu, is the seat of the district of Champasak. Besides, there's also Khonphapheng waterfall is located over here.
Neighboring are (from North clockwise) the provinces Salavan, Xekong and Attapu, as well as Cambodia (provinces Stung Treng and Preah Vihear) to the south and Thailand (Ubon Ratchathani Province) to the west.
Champasak can be reached from Thailand through the Chong Mek border crossing, at Vang Tao, from where the highway leads east towards the city of Pakxe. Crossing the border at Chong Mek is relatively straightforward, as there are large border posts on both sides of the border, as well as large outdoor markets. It is possible to obtain a Lao visa from this border post, and Thai baht is freely accepted for purchases on the Lao side of the border.

Houaphan

Houaphan is a province of Laos, located in the east of the country. The province is home to the Viengxay caves, an extensive network of caves used by the Pathet Lao, and the Hintang Archeological Park, one of the most important pre-historic sites in northern Laos. Houaphan is one of the poorest areas of Laos, but home to spectacular scenery and fine textile traditions. Textiles from this region are recognised to be among the finest in Asia.

Khammouan

is a province of Laos, located in the center of the country. To the north it is bounded by Bolikhamxai; to the south, by Savannakhet. To the west is the Mekong and Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand; to the east, the Annamite Mountain Range separates Khammouan from Vietnam.
The vast forests of the Nakai-Nam Theun Biodiversity Conservation Area are an important watershed that feed many Mekong tributaries as well as form the catchment area for Nam Theun 2, the largest hydropower project in Laos. The Xebangfay, Hinboun and Nam Theun are the main rivers of the province.
Plans to build a bridge over the Mekong, connecting Thakhek to Nakhon Phanom, are progressing. Construction is set to begin in 2008 and will take three years to complete.

Louang Namtha

Louang Namtha is both a province of Laos and the name of the provincial capital, located in the north of the country. From 1966 to 1976 it formed, together with Bokeo, the province of Houakhong.

Luangphabang

Luang Prabang is a province of Laos, located in the north of the country.
Luang Prabang is strikingly situated on a narrow peninsula that bisects the conjunction of the Mekong River, flowing south along the west side of the city, and the Mae Kok River, a tributary of the Mekong the flows from the east but angles north just before the convergence of the two rivers. The tip of the peninsula is the site of a wat that was frequented by the royal family when it resided there, and is still a site of devotion for local Lao Bhuddists as well as increasingly frequent tourists. Stone boat landing steps lead down to the river from the wat at the very tip of the peninsula, affording a striking panoramic view of the river in all seasons.
In the centre of the peninsula is a mount, Phu Si, which despite the constrained scale of the city, is ---- m high; a steep stair leads to a shrine and a stunning overlook of the city and the rivers.

Oudômxai

Oudômxai is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.
The province was created in 1976, when it was split off from Louangphabang. Around 1987 the capital of the province was moved from Ban Nahin to Muang Xay

Phôngsali 

Phôngsali is a province of Laos, located in the north of the country. The capital of the province is the city of Phôngsali. Phôngsali is located between Yunnan (China), and Điện Biên in Vietnam, a new province which was created by a split of Lai Chau Province in early 2004. Its culture has thus been historically heavily influenced by China.

Salavan

Salavan is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country.
The province is located on the Bolaven Plateau

Xaignabouli 

Xaignabouli is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.
The province is located in the northwest of the country, and covers all the area west of the Mekong river. It is bordered by Oudomxai Province to the north, Louangphabang and Vientiane Province to the east, and (from the south clockwise) the Thai provinces Loei, Phitsanulok, Uttaradit, Nan and Phayao.

Savannakhét 

Savannakhét is a province of Laos, The name Savannakhet comes from the words Savanh Nakhone, which means "city of paradise", the province's original name. located in the south of the country. It is bordered by Khammouan to the north, Salavan to the south, Vietnam to the east and Thailand to the west.
The town was initially bombed and subsequently occupied by Thai armed forces during the French-Thai War.
In 2006, the Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River from Savannakhet to Mukdahan, Thailand was opened.

Xekong

Xekong is a province of Laos, located in the south-east of the country. Xekong was created in 1984, when it was split off from Salavan Province. It is bordered by Vietnam to the east, Attapeu Province to the south, Salavanh Province to the north, and Champasak Province to the west. Xekong is the second smallest province in Laos (7, 665 km²); it also has the lowest population (about 83, 000) and the lowest population density of any province. Xekong is split administratively into four districts: Thateng on the Bolaven Plateau, Lamam in the lowland plain, and Dakchung and Kaleum in the mountainous areas bordering Vietnam.

Vientiane 

Vientiane is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.
1989 the province was split into two halves - the Vientiane prefecture containing the city Vientiane itself, and the remaining province.

Xiangkhoang

Xiangkhoang is a province of Laos, located in the north-east of the country. It was heavily bombed during the Vietnam War era.
Originally known as Muang Phuan the famous Plain of Jars is located here.

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