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1578:Boun Neua
1507:Viengkham
1348:Pha Oudom
1311:Districts
1269:Phonsavan
1258:Phonsavan
1127:. 24-3-09
421:Houaphanh
343:Tai Phuan
315:clearing
277:ໂພນສະຫວັນ
265:Phonsavan
242:Area code
225:Time zone
193:Elevation
115:Phonsavan
90:Phonsavan
59:ໂພນສະຫວັນ
55:Phonsavan
1708:Nong Het
1636:Kenethao
1603:Samphanh
1583:Boun Tay
1555:Pak Beng
1492:Pak Seng
1462:Chomphet
1406:Xiengkho
1401:Xam Neua
1396:Viengxay
1338:Nam Nhou
1328:Houayxay
982:See also
916:(56.86)
891:(11.85)
886:(10.90)
847:Average
387:Đại Việt
379:Thailand
356:Lan Xang
218:Buddhism
140:103°10′E
68:District
25:103°11′E
1703:Mok May
1651:Parklai
1497:Phonxay
1472:Nam Bak
1386:Sop Bao
1343:Pak Tha
1153:10 June
914:1,444.2
911:(0.33)
906:(0.91)
901:(2.50)
896:(6.23)
881:(7.60)
876:(7.62)
871:(5.72)
866:(2.24)
861:(0.62)
856:(0.34)
842:(28.0)
837:(30.2)
832:(33.1)
827:(36.7)
822:(49.6)
817:(59.2)
812:(61.0)
807:(56.7)
802:(52.0)
797:(45.1)
792:(37.6)
787:(35.1)
782:(28.0)
772:(59.1)
767:(46.0)
762:(52.9)
757:(59.7)
752:(64.0)
747:(66.9)
742:(67.5)
737:(68.0)
732:(66.2)
727:(61.9)
722:(57.2)
717:(51.3)
712:(47.8)
702:(78.6)
697:(71.1)
692:(74.8)
687:(77.7)
682:(79.9)
677:(79.7)
672:(80.1)
667:(81.0)
662:(80.8)
657:(83.7)
652:(82.6)
647:(78.3)
642:(73.9)
632:(95.0)
627:(86.0)
622:(91.0)
617:(89.6)
612:(90.3)
607:(89.8)
602:(90.3)
597:(93.7)
592:(93.9)
587:(95.0)
582:(91.8)
577:(90.0)
572:(86.5)
496:Climate
486:Ruins,
391:Vietnam
360:Fa Ngum
323:History
319:(UXO).
252:Climate
165:Country
137:19°25′N
22:19°28′N
1718:Phaxay
1698:Khoune
1656:Phiang
1631:Hongsa
1626:Botene
1608:Yot Ou
1487:Pak Ou
1434:Namtha
1381:Samtay
1131:16 May
1102:
1068:16 May
1042:17 May
523:Month
506:Köppen
383:Mekong
209:75,600
174:
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1646:Ngeun
1588:Khoua
1545:Na Mo
1535:Houne
1429:Na Le
1333:Meung
1011:(PDF)
894:158.2
889:300.9
884:276.8
879:193.0
874:193.6
869:145.2
562:Year
347:China
230:UTC+7
1693:Kham
1641:Khop
1530:Beng
1482:Ngoy
1477:Nane
1439:Sing
1424:Long
1180:2023
1155:2012
1133:2020
1100:ISBN
1070:2020
1064:. UN
1044:2020
1019:2024
972:NOAA
960:136
904:23.1
899:63.6
864:56.9
859:15.8
840:−2.2
835:−1.0
815:15.1
810:16.1
805:13.7
800:11.1
780:−2.2
770:15.1
760:11.6
755:15.4
750:17.8
745:19.4
740:19.7
735:20.0
730:19.0
725:16.6
720:14.0
715:10.7
700:25.9
695:21.7
690:23.8
685:25.4
680:26.6
675:26.5
670:26.7
665:27.2
660:27.1
655:28.7
650:28.1
645:25.7
640:23.3
630:35.0
625:30.0
620:32.8
615:32.0
610:32.4
605:32.1
600:32.4
595:34.3
590:34.4
585:35.0
580:33.2
575:32.2
570:30.3
559:Dec
556:Nov
553:Oct
550:Sep
547:Aug
544:Jul
541:Jun
538:May
535:Apr
532:Mar
529:Feb
526:Jan
423:and
177:Laos
1713:Pek
1593:May
1560:Xay
1550:Nga
948:16
945:22
942:22
939:20
936:18
933:13
909:8.4
854:8.7
830:0.6
825:2.6
820:9.8
795:7.3
790:3.1
785:1.7
765:7.8
710:8.8
509:Cwa
273:Lao
257:Cwa
246:061
234:ICT
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1371:Et
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