Pakse
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ປາກ ເຊ Pakse |
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| Coordinates | 15 ° 7 ' N , 105 ° 47' E | ||
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| Country | Laos | ||
| Champasak | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | LA-CH | ||
| surface | 180 km² | ||
| Residents | 119,848 (2010) | ||
| density | 665.8 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1905 | ||
Pakse , also Pakxe , French Paksé or Pakxé , Lao ປາກ ເຊ , ALA-LC : Pāk Sē , pronunciation: [pȁːk séː] translates as "mouth of the Se river"; is with 119,848 inhabitants (2010) the third largest city of Laos and the capital of the Champasak province in the south of the country.
geography
Geographical location
Pakse is located at the mouth of the Xedon (also Sedon ) in the Mekong and administratively only on the left side of the Mekong, with the villages on the other side of the Mekong growing strongly since the construction of the Lao-Japanese bridge . Pakse is surrounded by low mountains mainly to the southwest and northeast.
climate
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Administrative structure
In the administrative division of Laos, there is no city of Pakse , but the district of Pakse , which includes the unofficial city of Pakse as well as the surrounding, non-urban areas. The Pakse district is again completely divided into 42 villages. Some of them are:
- Ban Pakxe
- Ban Thaluang
- Ban Sanamxay
History and meaning
The city was founded in 1905 by the French administration of the Indochina colony . For some time it was the residence of Ratsadanay , the last Prince of Champasak to be deposed by the French . His son Boun Oum had a palace ( Champasak Palace ) built in the city from 1968 , but had to flee the country before it was completed.
Through the expansion of national road 13 to both central and northern Laos and the Cambodian border, through the expansion of the roads to the capital cities of the neighboring provinces of Salavan , Sekong and Attapeu, and through the construction of the southernmost of the three Mekong bridges in Laos, Pakse has become an economic center and Has become a trading hub of southern Laos.
In terms of tourism, Pakse is primarily a stopover for backpackers traveling between Northern Laos, Thailand , Cambodia and Vietnam and also a stopover for tourists visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site Wat Phou and Champasak , the Four Thousand Islands and the Mekong Falls in the south and the Bolaven Plateau in the Visit the east of the province.
Culture and sights
Markets
Next to the shopping center in the city center is the morning market, the Talaat Sao . At the southern kilometer 2 of the national road 13 is the evening market, the Talaat Leng . The New Market, which is run by the entrepreneur Dao-Heuang and is therefore called Talaat Dao-Heuang , is located between National Road 13 and the bypass road near the Lao-Japanese Bridge .
Buildings and sights within the city
The governor's building, the governor's office , so to speak, the government building of the Champasak province, with numerous ministries is located at street 1, in the immediate vicinity of the Xedon estuary . There is a cluster of separate ministry buildings on Nationalstrasse 13, between the evening market and the Teacher Training College . A Vietnamese consulate can be found at Street 24 .
On the Sanam Deng , the Red Square, which is located on National Road 13, there is a victory monument often found in Laos . Also on National Road 13, between Red Square and the Evening Market, is the Champasak Stadium , where the 2008 Champasak Games took place. The pyramid on the roof of the hotel on the Lao-Japanese bridge is striking for the current, especially nocturnal cityscape. From the Champasak Palace on the Russian Bridge, which has been converted into a hotel, you have a wonderful view over the city.
Religious sites
At the French Bridge is the Vat Luang , which houses a Buddhist school and library and in front of which there is also a white, bell-shaped stupa containing the ashes of Katāy Dōn Sasōrit . The Vat Tham Fai is located on the Russian Bridge , around whose large area there are numerous stupas. A Chinese temple is diagonally across from Red Square. The catholic church Sacré-Coeur de Jésus is located at street 1 .
Sights outside the city
- UNESCO World Heritage Site Temple District of Wat Phou and Champasak Cultural Landscape (40 kilometers south of Pakse)
- Vat Oumoung (40 kilometers south of Pakse)
- Four thousand islands (150 kilometers south of Pakse)
- Mekong Falls (160 kilometers south of Pakse)
- Bolaven Plateau (20 kilometers east of Pakse)
- around 20 meters high, seated Buddha figure (7 kilometers north of Pakse)
- Ban Xa Phai village and Don Kho island, weaving (15 kilometers northwest of Pakse)
- the village of Ban Nong Bung, wood carvings (43 kilometers southeast of Pakse)
- Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area (35 kilometers northwest of Pakse)
- Xe Pian National Protected Area (55 kilometers south of Pakse)
- Dong Hua Sao National Protected Area (15 kilometers southeast of Pakse)
Culture
Diagonally across from Red Square is the History Museum of the Champasak Province and the library of the Champasak Province in the immediate vicinity . There are now restaurants, food stalls and simple bars along almost the entire Mekong promenade in the city center. There is also a cinema near the Mekong promenade.
Regular events
Every year at the end of Lent at the end of October, dragon boat races take place on the Xedon below the French Bridge .
Economy and Infrastructure
Industry and Commerce
Both a Beerlao production facility and one of the Dao-Heuang coffee producer have set up shop near Pakse . The majority of Laotian coffee is grown on the Bolaven Plateau east of Pakse .
Almost all goods that are transported between northern and central Laos and the provincial capitals of Salavan , Sekong and Attapeu pass through Pakse.
traffic
Air traffic
From Pakse International Airport there are connections to Vientiane , Savannakhet , Luang Prabang , Siem Reap , Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City .
Road traffic
The Lao-Japanese bridge crosses the Mekong in the south of the city center and is one of the three Mekong bridges in Laos, along with the two friendship bridges in Vientiane and Savannakhet . In addition, the French Bridge to the west of the center and the Russian Bridge to the north span the Xedon . The National Road 13 crosses, coming from North and Central Laos, the French bridge leads through the city center and on to the border crossing Dong Krolor to Cambodia . At the airport, five kilometers northwest of the city center, a two-part, partly four-lane bypass road leads from the national road 13, which crosses the Russian Bridge and immediately to the south of it crosses the national road 13 again at a roundabout and near the junction of the national road 18 to Pakxong from National Road 13, nine kilometers southeast of the center, meets again with National Road 13. The Lao-Japanese Bridge is crossed by the road that leads to the Vangtao border crossing with Thailand and on to Ubon Ratchathani .
passenger traffic
Pakse has four bus stations, two of which are private in the city center and two are public outside. Many buses also stop at Talaat Dao-Heuang and Talaat Leng . There are direct bus connections to Vientiane (numerous sleeping buses daily), Savannakhet, Thakhek , Pakxan , Salavan , Sekong , Attapeu , Ubon Ratchathani , Phnom Penh and Siem Reap .
Numerous mopeds and cars circulate within the city. Tuk-tuks serve as 'public' local transport .
Education and Research
Numerous elementary schools, lower and upper secondary schools as well as vocational and technical colleges are located in Pakse, u. a. the Southern Financial College near the bypass and the Teacher Training College on National Road 13. The Champasak University , a branch of the Lao National University with headquarters in Vientiane, is located on a huge site near the southern part of the bypass .
health
The Champasak Province Hospital , which is the second largest hospital in Laos, and the smaller but more modern International Clinic on the same site are located on Road 1 .
media
Across from the evening market, the Pakse Pakse radio station produces radio , which is also broadcast from there and is broadcast over loudspeakers over the street and the square between the radio station and the evening market at certain times of the day.
Personalities
Former Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh completed part of his schooling in Pakse.
