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.
Statoids

 Distribution o provinces 

 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 


 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.
National Statistics Centre: Population Census 2005 

 Population 
The population o each province in 2005 is gien in the census data,

rangin frae the lairgest (Savannakhet) tae smawest (Sekong).

 History 
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 
The provinces are then subdividit intae districts (muang) an veelages (baan).

 Geography 
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 

See also
 ISO 3166-2:LA

Freemit airtins
 CityMayors.com article
 Provinces Of Laos 


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