Vientiane (Lao ວຽງຈັນ) is a prefecture (kampheng nakhon) of Laos, located in the north-west of the country. The capital of the country, Vientiane, is located in the prefecture. The prefecture was created in 1989, when it was split off from the Vientiane Province. Pha That Luang temple. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Map of Laos highlighting the prefecture Vientiane File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Pha That Luang temple. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vientiane (Lao ວຽງຈັນ) is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country. ...
Administrative divisions
Districts in bold letters are part of the city of Vientiane.
Vientiane (vyen tyn, Lao ວຽງຈັນ Viangchan) is the capital city of Laos, situated in the Mekong Valley.
Vientiane is situated on a sweeping bend on the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.
The romanized spelling "Vientiane" is of French origin, and reflects the difficulty the French had in pronouncing the hard "ch" syllable of the Lao word; a common English-based spelling is "Viangchan", or occasionally "Wiangchan".
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