NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Champasak

Champasak (or Champassak, Lao ຈໍາປາສັກ) is a province in the south-west Laos, at the boundary to Thailand and Cambodia. It is one of the three principalities that succeeded the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang. Population: 500,994 (2001 estimate). Pakxe (French PaksÃ©) is a city in southern Laos, situated at the confluence of the Xedone and Mekong Rivers. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... A geocode is a geographical code to identify a point or area at the surface of the earth. ... Map of Laos highlighting the province Champasak File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Lao kingdom of Lan Xang (or in Pali, Sisattanakhanahut) was established in 1354 by Fa Ngum. ...

The river Mekong flows through the province. View of the Mekong before the sunset The Mekong is one of the worlds major rivers. ...

The Khmer ruins of Wat Phu are located here. The Khmer empire was a powerful kingdom based in what is now Cambodia. ... Wat Phou is an Angkorian temple site located at a mountain in southern Laos. ...

Administrative divisions

Pakxe (French Paksé) is a city in southern Laos, situated at the confluence of the Xedone and Mekong Rivers. ...

Categories: Southeast Asia geography stubs | Laos-related stubs | Provinces of Laos Laos is divided into 16 provinces (Lao ແຂວງ, khoueng), 1 municipality* (ນະຄອນຫລວງ, kampheng nakhon), and 1 special zone** (ເຂດພິເສດ, khetphiset). ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Attapu (also Attopeu, Lao àºàº±àº”àº•àº°àº›àº·) is a province of Laos, located in the south-east of the country. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Laos ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Laos ... Houaphan (Lao ຫົວພັນ) is a province of Laos, located in the east of the country. ... Khammouan (Lao ຄໍາມ່ວນ) is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country. ... Louang Namtha (Lao ຫລວງນໍ້າທາ) is a province of Laos, located in the north of the country. ... Louangphabang (also Luang Prabang, Lao àº«àº¥àº§àº‡àºžàº°àºšàº²àº‡) is a province of Laos, located in the north of the country. ... Oudômxai ( Lao ອຸດົມໄຊ) is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country. ... Phôngsali (Lao ຜົງສາລີ) is a province of Laos, located in the north of the country. ... Salavan (also Saravane, Lao ສາລະວັນ) is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country. ... SavannakhÃ©t (Lao àºªàº°àº«àº§àº±àº™àº™àº°à»€àº‚àº”) is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country. ... Vientiane (Lao ວຽງຈັນ) is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country. ... Xaignabouli (Lao ໄຊຍະບູລີ) is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country. ... Xékong (also Sékong, Lao ເຊກອງ) is a province of Laos, located in the south-east of the country. ... Xiangkhoang (Lao àºŠàº½àº‡àº‚àº§àº²àº‡) is a province of Laos, located in the north-east of the country. ... Xaisomboun (also Saysomboun, Lao ໄຊສົມບູນ) is a special zone (khetphiset) of Laos, located in the north of the country, near the capital Vientiane. ... Vientiane (Lao àº§àº½àº‡àºˆàº±àº™) is a prefecture (kampheng nakhon) of Laos, located in the north-west of the country. ...

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Administrative divisions