Bolikhamsai Province
ແຂວງ ບໍ ລິ ຄໍາ ໄຊ Borikhamxay
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Country | Laos |
Capital | Pakxan |
surface | 14,863 km² |
Residents | 273,691 (2015 census) |
density | 18 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | LA-BL |
Landscape in Bolikhamsai Province |
Coordinates: 18 ° 30 ' N , 104 ° 0' E
Bolikhamsai (also Bolikhamxay , Bolikhamxai , Bolikhamsay , Borikhamxay , or Borikhamxai ; Lao ແຂວງ ບໍ ລິ ຄໍາ ໄຊ , ALA-LC : Bǭlikhamsai ) is a province in the middle of Laos . It borders Thailand to the west and Vietnam to the east .
The province was formed in 1983 from parts of the provinces of Vientiane and Khammuan . It borders in the north on the province of Xieng Khouang , in the east on the Vietnamese provinces of Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh , in the south on the province of Khammuan and the Thai provinces of Nakhon Phanom , Bueng Kan and Nong Khai and in the west on the province of Saysomboun and the prefecture Vientiane . Bolikhamsai is traversed by the Nam Kading River, which flows into the Mekong at Pak Kading . The largest limestone landscape in Southeast Asia lies in the Khamkuet district . There are several National Biodiversity Conservation Areas in the province: Phou Khao Khouay in the west, Nam Kading in the center and Nakai-Nam Theun in the southeast of the province.
Bolikhamsai is one of the most sparsely populated provinces in Laos with 14 inhabitants per km². 26.3% of the population live in cities, while 16.0% live in villages with no road access.
In the south-east of the province there is a dam with the Nam Theun 2 hydropower plant , which went into operation in 2010 and is Laos' largest hydropower plant to date with a capacity of 1,070 megawatts.
Administrative division
The province is divided into six districts ( ເມືອງ - [ mʉ̄aŋ ]):
code | District | Lao |
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11-01 | Pakxan (Paksan) | ປາກ ຊັນ [ paːk sân ] |
11-02 | Thaphabath | ທ່າ ພະ ບາດ [ tʰàː pʰabāːt ] |
11-03 | Pak Kading | ປາກ ກະ ດິງ [ paːk kadiŋ ] |
11-04 | Borikhan (Bolikhan) | ບໍ ລິ ຄັນ [ bɔːlikʰân ] |
11-05 | Kham Keut | ຄຳ ເກີດ [ kʰāmkɤ̄ːt ] |
11-06 | Viengthong | ວຽງ ທອງ [ ʋiəŋ tʰɔ̄ŋ ] |
11-07 | Xaychamphone | ໄຊ ຈຳ ພອນ |
Individual evidence
- ^ Lao population census, 2005.