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Encyclopedia > Louang Namtha Province
Statistics
Capital: Louang Namtha
Area: 9,325 km²
Inhabitants: 150,100 (2004 est)
Pop. density: 16 inh./km²
ISO 3166-2: LA-LM
Map
Map of Laos highlighting the province

Louang Namtha (Lao ຫລວງນໍ້າທາ) 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 was named Houakhong. Louang Namtha is the capital of Louang Namtha Province, Laos. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Laos is divided into 16 provinces (Lao ແຂວງ, khoueng), 1 municipality* (ນະຄອນຫລວງ, kampheng nakhon), and 1 special zone** (ເຂດພິເສດ, khetphiset). ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ...

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Administrative divisions

The province is made up of the following districts:

  1. Long (3-03)
  2. Nale (3-05)
  3. Namtha (3-01)
  4. Sing (3-02)
  5. Viangphoukha (3-04)

Geography

The province is bordered by the other Lao provinces Bokeo in the south-west, Oudomxay in the south-east, by Myanmar in the northwest and China's Yunnan province in the north-east with the border crossing at Boten. The Mekong river (Nam Khong) constitutes the NW border of the province. Three large rivers drain westwards/southwards into the Mekong: Nam Tha, Nam Fa and Nam Long. Bokèo (Lao ບໍ່ແກ້ວ) is a northern province of Laos. ... Oudômxai (Lao ອຸດົມໄຊ) is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country. ...   (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally south of the clouds) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... The Mekong is one of the worlds major rivers. ... The Tha River is a river in northwest Laos, and one of the 12 tributaries on the Mekong River. ...


One of the best preserved and most spectacular pristine monsoon forest of all Laos can be found in Louang Namtha. It is partly preserved in the Nam Ha NBCA (National Biodiversity Conservation Area), that is also developed as an eco-tourism destination with the help of neighbouring and western countries as well as international organizations (New Zealand, European Union, UNESCO and Lao National Tourism Administration). Monsoon in the Vindhya mountain range, central India A monsoon is a rainy season which lasts for several months and has lasting climatic effects. ...


Transportation

The main roads in Louang Namtha province connect Houaxai in Bokeo with Louang Namtha town and Oudomxay with Boten. Boten is an important border crossing with China (Mohan), and provides an export route from China, via Xien Kok, loading from trucks into boats on the Mekong. Mohan is a common Indian name. ...


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