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| Capital: | Pakse |
| Area: | 15,415 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 575,600 (2004 est) |
| Pop. density: | 24 inh. Pakxe or Pakse (French Paksé) (population 70000 is a city in southern Laos, situated at the confluence of the Xedone and Mekong Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume /km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | LA-CH |
| Geocode: | 1600 |
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Champasak (or Champassak, Champasack Lao ຈໍາປາສັກ) is a province in southwestern Laos, near the borders with Thailand and Cambodia. ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO A Geocode ( G eospatial E ntity O bject Code) is representation format of a geospatial coordinate measurement used to provide a standard representation The Lao script is used mainly to write the Lao language. The minority languages of Laos are also written in the Lao script and officially it is the only script Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East It is one of the three principalities that succeeded the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang. Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma The Lao kingdom of Lan Xang or Lan Ch'ang ( Pali: Sisattanakhanahut ລ້ານຊ້າງ lâansâang - ລ້ານ "million" Population: 500,994 (2001 estimate). The river Mekong flows through the province. The Mekong is one of the world’s major Rivers It is the 11th-longest river in the world and 7th longest in Asia The capital of the province is Pakxe, but it takes its name from Champasak, the former capital of the Kingdom of Champasak. Pakxe or Pakse (French Paksé) (population 70000 is a city in southern Laos, situated at the confluence of the Xedone and Mekong Champasak ( ຈຳປາສັກ) is a small town in southern Laos, on the west bank of the Mekong River about 40km south of Pakxe, the Kingdom of Champasak (1713-1946 was a kingdom in southern Laos that broke away from the Lan Xang kingdom in 1713
The small town of Champasak, location of the Khmer ruins of Wat Phu, is the seat of the district of Champasak. Champasak ( ຈຳປາສັກ) is a small town in southern Laos, on the west bank of the Mekong River about 40km south of Pakxe, the The Khmer Empire was the largest empire of South East Asia based in what is now Cambodia. Wat Phou (Vat Phu is a ruined Khmer temple complex in southern Laos. Besides, there's also Khon phapheng waterfall is located over here.
Neighboring are (from North clockwise) the provinces Salavan, Xekong and Attapu, as well as Cambodia (provinces Stung Treng and Preah Vihear) to the south and Thailand (Ubon Ratchathani Province) to the west. Administrative divisions The province is made up of the following districts Khongxedone District (14-06 Lakhonepheng District (14-04 Isolation Xekong is among the most remote areas of Laos even some of its largest villages are virtually inaccessible by road for at least half of the year Administrative divisions The province is made up of the following districts Phouvong District (17-05 Samakkhixay District (17-02 Stung Treng is located in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. Stung Treng is located on a high sandy bank overlooking Preah Vihear is a northern province of Cambodia. Its capital is Phnom Tbeng Meanchey. Ubon Ratchathani (often in short Ubon, อุบลราชธานี is one of the north-eastern provinces ( changwat) of Thailand
Champasak can be reached from Thailand through the Chong Mek border crossing, at Vang Tao, from where the highway leads east towards the city of Pakxe. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve Pakxe or Pakse (French Paksé) (population 70000 is a city in southern Laos, situated at the confluence of the Xedone and Mekong Crossing the border at Chong Mek is relatively straightforward, as there are large border posts on both sides of the border, as well as large outdoor markets. It is possible to obtain a Lao visa from this border post, and Thai baht is freely accepted for purchases on the Lao side of the border.
Administrative divisions
The province is made up of the following districts:
- Bachiangchaleunsook (16-03)
- Champassack (16-07)
- Khong (16-10)
- Moonlapamok (16-09)
- Paksé (16-01)
- Paksong (16-04)
- Pathoomphone (16-05)
- Phonthong (16-06)
- Sanasomboon (16-02)
- Sukhuma (16-08)
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