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Vientiane Province | |
Capital | Muang Phôn-Hông |
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Residents | 388.833 (2005) |
surface | 15,927 km² |
prefix | 021 |
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The province Vientiane(ວຽງ ຈັນ) is in the northwest of Laos. With effect from January 13, 2006, large parts of the province of Saysomboun were again annexed to this province.
Regions
Administratively, the province is divided into 12 districts: Phonhong (ໂພນ ໂຮງ), Thoulakhom (ທຸ ລະ ຄົມ), Keo Oudom (ແກ້ວ ອຸ ດົມ), Kasy (ກາ ສີ), Vang Vieng (ວັງ ວຽງ), Feuang (ເຟືອງ), Xanakharm (ຊະ ນະ ຄາມ), Mad (ແມດ), Hinhurp (ວຽງ ຄຳ), Viengkham (ຫີນ ເຫີບ), Hom (ໝື່ນ) and Xaisomboun ໄຊ ສົມ ບູນ
places
- Muang Phôn-Hông - The capitalcity
- Vang Vieng - is north of Vientiane and borders on the highest mountains in SE Asia. The town (village) itself has a beautiful market, rivers and caves.