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Vientiane province

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Although tourism has grown rapidly, most rural peoples still depend upon agriculture for their livelihoods. The Vientiane Plain which covers Vientiane province and Vientiane Municipality is one of the six major rice producing plains in Laos. Crafts and tailoring also employs a significant number, and
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Population figures for the province increased dramatically during the period between 1943 (23,200) to 1955 (45,000). The demographics for ethnic breakdown in 1943 were: Lao 41.5%; Vietnamese (Annamites) 53%; Chinese 4%; Others 1.5%. The population last reported was 419,090, as of the 2015 census with
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monsoonal climate with recorded annual rainfall of 1936 mm (with higher reaches recording more rainfall). The mean annual temperature is 26.6 Â°C with a mean maximum of 31.6 Â°C and a mean minimum temperature of 21.5 Â°C. The forests are evergreen, Shorea mixed deciduous forest, dry
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is also seen spread in layers. extensive flat uplands with sandstones with hardly any soil cover are also part of the topography of the park. It has a large stretch of mountain range with sandstone cliffs, river gorges and three large rivers with tributaries which flow into the Mekong River. It has
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said of the impact of tourism upon the town of Vang Vieng, "The growth of Vang Vieng has taken its toll. Inevitably the profile of the town has changed and the reason travelers first came here- to experience small-town Laos in a stunning setting – has been replaced by multistorey guesthouses. Even
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Ban Pako village in the midst of thick forests, 55 km away from Vientiane has eco-lodges created over a 40 ha forest preserve, which is a tourist attraction. The houses in this village are made of bamboo thatch at an isolated location stated to have been a settlement 2000 years ago which has
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40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Vientiane. It was established on 29 October 1993 covering an area of 2,000 km extending into Khet Phiset Xaisomboon (special zone), Vientiane prefecture, and Vientiane province. Its mountainous topography, with elevation varying from 200 m to
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Major operating companies in the mineral sector, as of 2008, include: Padeang Industry Public Co. Ltd, Phu Bin Ming Ltd, Laos Cement Co. Ltd, Wanrong Cement I, and Barite Mining Co. As of 2009, each of the 126 ministry offices in Vientiane had IT facilities, including "one server, 10 PCs, a
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the local market has moved to a big, soulless slab of concrete north of the town. In the “Ban Bo village of Thoulakhom District salt extraction is popular part time economic activity. The village is 60 kilometers from Vientiane and the extraction of salt is done by traditional methods.
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established it as the capital of Lan Xang in 1563, to avoid a Burmese invasion. For the following several centuries Vientiane's position was unstable: at times it was strong and a regional centre, but many times it came under the control of Vietnam, Burma, or Siam.
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There are numerous caves in the province, especially in the Vang Vieng area. Of note are the Patang, Patho Nokham, Vangxang and Tham Chang Caves. Vangxang Cave, also known as Elephant Court, contains the remains of an ancient sanctuary which preexisted the
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also called the "Elephant Court" remnants of an ancient sanctuary of the Lane Xang Kingdom are seen. It is approachable along Route 13 (north) located at km 48, the cave has 5 large sculptures made of pink sandstone and also two massive images of Buddha.
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as prime minister. In mid-1975, Pathet Lao troops moved towards the city and US personnel began evacuating the capital. On 23 August 1975, a contingent of 50 Pathet Lao women, symbolically "liberated" the city. On 2 December 1975, the
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in the country's northwest. As of 2015 the province had a population of 419,090. Vientiane province covers an area of 15,610 square kilometres (6,030 sq mi) composed of 11 districts. The principal towns are
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In the mid-16th century, Vientiane, under King Setthathirat's rule, became prosperous. It became a major centre of Buddhist teachings and many temples were built. In 1989, the province was split into two halves:
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is an important water resources project which extends over a water spread area of 1,280 hectares during the monsoon season. The lake provides for recreational activities such as boating and picnics. In the
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most rural villages in the province have tailors who make pants, shirts, mosquito nets and sheets. Herb doctors and carpenters are also occupations for a select few in the villages. In the village of
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armies in 1827. The city was burned to the ground and was looted of nearly all Lao artifacts, including Buddha statues and people. The Siamese routed Anouvong and razed the city leaving only the
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Wat Pha Bhat Phonson at Tha Pha Baht is a rocky formation where Buddha foot prints, reclining Buddha and a monastery with large ornamented stupa (built in 1933) are worshipped.
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has been reported here, near Ban Nakhay and Ban Nakhan Thoung, although it was generally considered to be extinct in Laos; conservation management has increased its population.
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in good shape, shifting all people. Vientiane was in great disrepair, depopulated, and disappearing into the forest, when the French arrived in 1867. It eventually passed to
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rule in 1893. It became the capital of the French protectorate of Laos in 1899. The French rebuilt the city and rebuilt or repaired Buddhist temples such as
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is a wildlife protected area where trekking is popular in its peripheral areas. The habitat is known for its bamboo, dense forest and wild elephants.
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Vientiane province is a large province, covering an area of 15,927 square kilometres (6,149 sq mi) with 10 districts. The province borders
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Famous water falls seen in Phu Khao Khuay are Tat Xai (which has seven cascades), further downstream the Pha Xai (40 m fall) and Tat Luek.
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village of Keo-Oudom District, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Vientiane, floating restaurants and sporting activities are popular.
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every year. In recent years, new investment has gone into the suburbs of Vientiane. A tile factory has been established in the village of
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1761 m, emerged from "uplifting and exposure of the underlying sedimentary (Indosinias schist-clay-sandstone) complex".
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Laos' Xaysomboun region has been plagued by sporadic conflict between the government and ethnic Hmong rebels for years.
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were known to have made pilgrimages to the shrine near Vientiane. In the 11th and 12th centuries, the time when the
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The Phra Lak-Phra Lam (The Lao version of the Ramayana).: Abridged translation of the manuscript of Vat Kang Tha
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teleconference room, and a local area network connected to the national e-government infrastructure."
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because he was denied the throne in favor of his younger brother. Thattaradtha founded a city called
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tried to establish an independent kingdom, and led an unsuccessful rebellion, it was obliterated by
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is a salt extraction plant, employing most of the inhabitants in traditional extraction methods.
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The Xaysomboun region experiences sporadic violence between government forces and Hmong rebels.
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Several kilometres to the south of Vang Vieng is one of Laos's largest lakes,
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Since 2000, tourism in the region has rocketed, with many thousands visiting
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told Thattaradtha to start a new city on the east bank of the river opposite
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and a bio-organic fertilizer factory has been established in the village of
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temple, which the Pha That Luang would later replace. Khmer princes ruling
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village with a protected bird habitat. Also of note is Ban Ilai market in
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This article is about the province. For other administrative entities see
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and pine type; particularly coniferous forest, of monospecific stands of
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Mountain ranges from Kasi Viewpoint, between Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng
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were responsible for building a house for the first administrator of
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Jong, Wil De; Donovan, Deanna; Ken-ichi Abe (5 March 2007).
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is a significant contributor to the provincial economy, and
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When Lan Xang fell apart in 1707, it became an independent
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been attested by archaeological finds of artifacts. A
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134:Province in Laos 125: 118: 114: 111: 105: 103: 62: 38: 30: 16:Province of Laos 3351: 3350: 3346: 3345: 3344: 3342: 3341: 3340: 3321: 3320: 3319: 3314: 3307: 3269: 3201: 3158: 3107:Urban Vientiane 3093: 3092:of Central Laos 3087: 3057: 3052: 2954: 2945: 2929: 2924: 2894: 2889: 2869: 2867: 2840: 2784: 2781: 2738: 2728: 2707: 2696: 2690: 2675: 2669: 2654: 2648: 2633: 2627: 2612: 2606: 2591: 2585: 2570: 2564: 2549: 2543: 2528: 2522: 2507: 2501: 2480: 2474: 2459: 2453: 2438: 2432: 2413: 2407: 2392: 2376: 2372: 2353: 2350: 2345: 2335: 2330: 2326: 2316: 2311: 2304: 2294: 2292: 2285:Ecotourism Laos 2278: 2277: 2268: 2260: 2256: 2246: 2241: 2237: 2227: 2222: 2218: 2210: 2203: 2195: 2191: 2183: 2179: 2169: 2164: 2157: 2147: 2145: 2136: 2135: 2131: 2121: 2119: 2106: 2105: 2101: 2091: 2089: 2080: 2079: 2058: 2048: 2046: 2033: 2032: 2023: 2013: 2011: 1998: 1997: 1993: 1980: 1979: 1970: 1962: 1958: 1948: 1946: 1933: 1932: 1928: 1915: 1913: 1899: 1898: 1894: 1884: 1879: 1875: 1867: 1863: 1853: 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3308: 3306: 3305: 3300: 3295: 3290: 3285: 3279: 3277: 3271: 3270: 3268: 3267: 3262: 3257: 3252: 3247: 3242: 3237: 3232: 3227: 3222: 3217: 3211: 3209: 3203: 3202: 3200: 3199: 3194: 3189: 3184: 3179: 3174: 3168: 3166: 3160: 3159: 3157: 3156: 3151: 3146: 3141: 3136: 3135: 3134: 3129: 3124: 3119: 3114: 3103: 3101: 3095: 3094: 3088: 3086: 3085: 3078: 3071: 3063: 3054: 3053: 3051: 3050: 3045: 3040: 3035: 3030: 3025: 3020: 3015: 3010: 3005: 3000: 2995: 2990: 2985: 2980: 2975: 2970: 2964: 2962: 2956: 2955: 2948: 2946: 2944: 2943: 2937: 2935: 2931: 2930: 2925: 2923: 2922: 2915: 2908: 2900: 2891: 2890: 2886: 2885: 2883: 2878: 2860: 2859: 2857: 2850: 2847: 2846: 2841: 2826: 2824: 2818: 2817: 2815: 2808: 2805: 2804: 2799: 2794: 2789: 2786: 2785: 2782: 2780: 2779: 2772: 2765: 2757: 2751: 2750: 2737: 2736:External links 2734: 2733: 2732: 2726: 2705: 2694: 2688: 2673: 2667: 2652: 2646: 2631: 2625: 2610: 2604: 2589: 2583: 2568: 2562: 2547: 2541: 2526: 2520: 2505: 2499: 2478: 2472: 2457: 2451: 2436: 2430: 2411: 2405: 2390: 2370: 2349: 2346: 2344: 2343: 2324: 2315:, p. 119. 2302: 2266: 2264:, p. 123. 2254: 2245:, p. 244. 2235: 2216: 2201: 2189: 2187:, p. 122. 2177: 2168:, p. 118. 2155: 2129: 2099: 2056: 2021: 1991: 1968: 1966:, p. 310. 1956: 1926: 1892: 1883:, p. 865. 1873: 1871:, p. 203. 1861: 1839: 1837:, p. 736. 1824: 1805: 1793: 1765: 1746: 1734: 1715: 1706:, p. 111. 1704:Grabowski 1995 1691: 1672: 1657: 1653:Fanthorpe 2009 1642: 1605: 1570: 1539: 1537: 1534: 1533: 1532: 1529: 1522: 1520: 1517: 1510: 1508: 1505: 1498: 1496: 1493: 1486: 1423:Nam Ngum River 1419:Nam Song River 1385: 1382: 1332: 1329: 1319: 1316: 1313: 1312: 1303: 1296: 1290: 1289: 1280: 1273: 1267: 1266: 1259: 1254: 1250: 1249: 1242: 1237: 1233: 1232: 1225: 1220: 1216: 1215: 1208: 1203: 1199: 1198: 1191: 1186: 1182: 1181: 1174: 1169: 1165: 1164: 1157: 1152: 1148: 1147: 1140: 1135: 1131: 1130: 1127:āŧ€āšĄāš·āš­āš‡āŧāšāŧ‰āš§āš­āšļāš”āšŧāšĄ 1123: 1118: 1114: 1113: 1106: 1101: 1097: 1096: 1089: 1084: 1080: 1079: 1071: 1070: 1065: 1062: 1059: 1049: 1046: 975:Ban Na Reserve 907:protected area 899: 896: 895: 894: 891: 884: 882: 879: 872: 870: 867: 860: 858: 855: 848: 846: 843: 836: 826:Nam Ngum River 822:Nam Song River 818:Ban Thamkalong 697:to the north, 690: 687: 557:Pha That Luang 511:In 1354, when 506:Southern China 502:Southeast Asia 432: 429: 365:, you may see 353: 346: 345: 344: 341: 340: 324: 315: 314: 311: 305: 304: 294: 288: 287: 284: 280: 279: 276: 272: 271: 267: 266: 263: 259: 258: 254: 253: 248: 244: 243: 240: 236: 235: 232: 226: 225: 191: 190: 187: 179: 178: 175: 167: 166: 158: 157: 152: 149: 148: 140: 133: 128: 127: 42: 40: 33: 27:(city proper). 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3348: 3337: 3334: 3332: 3329: 3328: 3326: 3310: 3304: 3301: 3299: 3296: 3294: 3291: 3289: 3286: 3284: 3281: 3280: 3278: 3276: 3272: 3266: 3263: 3261: 3258: 3256: 3253: 3251: 3248: 3246: 3243: 3241: 3238: 3236: 3233: 3231: 3228: 3226: 3223: 3221: 3218: 3216: 3213: 3212: 3210: 3208: 3204: 3198: 3195: 3193: 3190: 3188: 3185: 3183: 3180: 3178: 3175: 3173: 3170: 3169: 3167: 3165: 3161: 3155: 3152: 3150: 3147: 3145: 3142: 3140: 3137: 3133: 3130: 3128: 3125: 3123: 3120: 3118: 3115: 3113: 3110: 3109: 3108: 3105: 3104: 3102: 3100: 3096: 3091: 3084: 3079: 3077: 3072: 3070: 3065: 3064: 3061: 3049: 3046: 3044: 3041: 3039: 3036: 3034: 3031: 3029: 3026: 3024: 3021: 3019: 3016: 3014: 3011: 3009: 3006: 3004: 3003:Luang Prabang 3001: 2999: 2996: 2994: 2991: 2989: 2986: 2984: 2981: 2979: 2976: 2974: 2971: 2969: 2966: 2965: 2963: 2961: 2957: 2952: 2942: 2939: 2938: 2936: 2932: 2928: 2921: 2916: 2914: 2909: 2907: 2902: 2901: 2898: 2884: 2882: 2879: 2877: 2865: 2864:Loei province 2862: 2861: 2858: 2851: 2849: 2848: 2845: 2842: 2834: 2825: 2823: 2820: 2819: 2816: 2809: 2807: 2806: 2803: 2800: 2798: 2795: 2793: 2792: 2787: 2778: 2773: 2771: 2766: 2764: 2759: 2758: 2755: 2748: 2744: 2740: 2739: 2735: 2729: 2723: 2719: 2714: 2713: 2706: 2702: 2701: 2695: 2691: 2685: 2681: 2680: 2674: 2670: 2664: 2660: 2659: 2653: 2649: 2643: 2639: 2638: 2632: 2628: 2622: 2618: 2617: 2611: 2607: 2601: 2597: 2596: 2590: 2586: 2580: 2576: 2575: 2569: 2565: 2559: 2555: 2554: 2548: 2544: 2538: 2534: 2533: 2527: 2523: 2517: 2513: 2512: 2506: 2502: 2496: 2492: 2487: 2486: 2479: 2475: 2469: 2465: 2464: 2458: 2454: 2448: 2444: 2443: 2437: 2433: 2427: 2423: 2419: 2418: 2412: 2408: 2406:9780160813993 2402: 2398: 2397: 2391: 2387: 2381: 2373: 2367: 2363: 2359: 2358: 2352: 2351: 2347: 2339: 2333: 2328: 2325: 2320: 2314: 2309: 2307: 2303: 2290: 2286: 2282: 2275: 2273: 2271: 2267: 2263: 2258: 2255: 2250: 2244: 2239: 2236: 2231: 2226:, p. 14. 2225: 2220: 2217: 2214:, p. 93. 2213: 2208: 2206: 2202: 2199:, p. 77. 2198: 2193: 2190: 2186: 2181: 2178: 2173: 2167: 2162: 2160: 2156: 2143: 2139: 2133: 2130: 2117: 2113: 2109: 2103: 2100: 2087: 2083: 2077: 2075: 2073: 2071: 2069: 2067: 2065: 2063: 2061: 2057: 2044: 2040: 2036: 2030: 2028: 2026: 2022: 2009: 2005: 2001: 1995: 1992: 1987: 1983: 1977: 1975: 1973: 1969: 1965: 1964:Lightner 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1371: 1365: 1362: 1361:Lonely Planet 1358: 1354: 1350: 1346: 1342: 1338: 1330: 1328: 1326: 1317: 1311: 1308:āŧ€āšĄāš·āš­āš‡āŧ„āšŠāšŠāšŧāšĄāššāšđāš™ 1304: 1302: 1301: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1291: 1288: 1281: 1279: 1278: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1268: 1260: 1258: 1257:Meun District 1255: 1252: 1251: 1243: 1241: 1238: 1235: 1234: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1217: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1200: 1192: 1190: 1187: 1184: 1183: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1167: 1166: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1150: 1149: 1141: 1139: 1138:Kasy District 1136: 1133: 1132: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1116: 1115: 1107: 1105: 1102: 1099: 1098: 1090: 1088: 1085: 1082: 1081: 1077: 1072: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1060: 1057: 1056: 1053: 1047: 1045: 1043: 1039: 1035: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1011: 1010:river lapwing 1007: 1003: 999: 995: 991: 987: 983: 978: 976: 972: 970: 969:green peafowl 966: 962: 958: 954: 950: 946: 942: 938: 934: 930: 929: 924: 923: 922:Pinus latteri 918: 913: 908: 904: 897: 888: 883: 876: 871: 864: 859: 852: 847: 840: 835: 833: 831: 830:Nam Lik River 827: 823: 819: 815: 811: 807: 802: 800: 796: 792: 788: 787:Ban Bome Phek 784: 780: 776: 772: 768: 764: 763:Ban Vang Khay 760: 759:Ban Keng Kang 756: 755:Ban Nong Khay 752: 748: 744: 740: 739:Ban Phonsoung 736: 732: 728: 727:Luang Prabang 724: 720: 716: 712: 708: 705:to the east, 704: 700: 696: 688: 686: 683: 681: 677: 673: 668: 666: 662: 658: 654: 650: 645: 643: 639: 635: 631: 627: 624:party of the 623: 618: 614: 610: 606: 602: 598: 593: 591: 590:Sako Masanori 587: 582: 580: 576: 572: 571: 566: 562: 561:Haw Phra Kaew 558: 554: 550: 546: 542: 538: 534: 530: 525: 522: 521:Setthathirath 518: 514: 509: 507: 503: 499: 495: 491: 487: 483: 479: 474: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 440: 439: 430: 428: 426: 422: 416: 414: 410: 405: 401: 396: 384: 380: 372: 368: 364: 360: 358: 339: 325: 320: 312: 310: 309:ISO 3166 code 302: 298: 295: 293: 285: 277: 264: 252: 249: 241: 233: 231: 222: 194:Coordinates: 185: 173: 164: 155: 150: 138: 132: 124: 121: 113: 102: 99: 95: 92: 88: 85: 81: 78: 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