Provinces o Laos
Laos is dividit intae provinces (Lao ແຂວງ, khoeng, qwang or khoueng) an 1 prefecture (kampheng nakhon) plus the Vientiane Caipital ceety municipality (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ, nakhon louang, or Na Kone Luang Vientiane). The special administrative zone (ເຂດພິເສດ, khet phiset) Xaisomboun creatit in 1994 wis dissolved on 13 Januar 2006. [1]
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Distribution o provinces eedit
- Attapu (Attapeu)
- Bokeo (Borkeaw)
- Bolikhamxai (Bolikhamsai, Borlikumsai)
- Champasak (Champasack)
- Houaphan (Houaphanh, Huapun, Hoapang)
- Khammouan (Khammuane)
- Louang Namtha
- Louangphabang (Luang Prabang)
- Oudomxai (Oudomxay)
- Phongsali (Phongsaly, Pongsalee)
- Sainyabuli (Xaignabouli, Saiyabouly)
- Salavan (Saravan)
- Savannakhet (Sawangnekate)
- Sekong (Xekong)
- Vientiane Prefectur an Vientiane Capital (municipality)
- Vientiane Province
- Xiangkhoang (Xieng Khouang, Siangkuang)
Prior tae 2006 dissolution o Xaisomboun in 2006 eedit
- Attapu (Attapeu)
- Bokeo
- Bolikhamxai (Bolikhamsai)
- Champasak (Champasack)
- Houaphan (Houaphanh)
- Khammouan (Khammuane)
- Loung Namtha
- Louangphabang (Luang Prabang)
- Oudomxai (Oudomxay)
- Phongsali (Phongsaly)
- Salavan (Saravan)
- Savannakhet
- Vientiane Prefectur an Vientiane Capital (municipality)
- Vientiane Province
- Sainyabuli (Xaignabouli, Saiyabouly)
- Xaisomboun (special administrative zone, dissolved in 2006)
- Sekong (Xekong)
- Xiangkhoang (Xieng Khouang)
While transliterates spellin may differ, the nomenclature uised in the 2005 census is as follaes: Phongsaly, Luangnamtha, Oudomxay, Bokeo, Luangprabang, Huaphanh, Xayaboury, Xiengkhuang, Vientiane Province, Borikhamxay, Khammuane, Savannakhet, Saravane, Sekong, Champasack, Attapeu, Xaysomboon. [2]
Population eedit
The population o each province in 2005 is gien in the census data, [3] rangin frae the lairgest (Savannakhet) tae smawest (Sekong).
History eedit
In 1989 Vientiane prefecture wis split frae Vientiane province an the caipital o Vientiane province moved frae Vientiane tae Muang Phôn-Hông. In 1994 Xaisômboun khetphiset (special region) wis formed frae pairts o Bolikhamxai, Vientiane, an Xiangkhoang provinces. In 2006 Xaisomboun special region wis dissolved an the Longsan, Xaysomboun, Phun, an Hom destricts addit tae Vientiane province, while Thathon destrict wis transferred tae Xiengkhuang province.
Further diveesions eedit
The provinces are then subdividit intae districts (muang) an veelages (baan).
Geography eedit
The provinces are grouped geographically intae 3 strata, North (frae Phongsaly tae Saiyabouly, Luang Prabang an Xiengkhuang), Central (Vientiane and Bolikhamxay) Sooth (frae Khammuane tae Champasack).
References eedit
- ↑ Statoids
- ↑ National Statistics Centre: Population Census 2005 Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Population by province. 2005 Census". Archived frae the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 15 Januar 2011.
See also eedit
Freemit airtins eedit
- CityMayors.com article
- Provinces Of Laos Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine