Vientiane prefecture

Vientiane
Capital:	Vientiane
Surface:	3,920 km²
Residents:	820,940 (2015 census)
Inhabitants per km²:	209 per km²
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The prefecture of Vientiane ( Lao ນະ ຄອນ ຫຼວງ ວຽງ ຈັນ , Nakhon Luang Vieng Chan ) is an administrative unit in the northwest of Laos . The capital of the prefecture is also the state capital: Vientiane .

history

In 1989 the province of Vientiane was split into two parts, the prefecture of Vientiane, which included the capital Vientiane, and the rest of the area, the province of Vientiane .

geography

The prefecture of Vientiane is located in the northwest of the country. The neighboring provinces are (clockwise from west): Vientiane (province) , Saysomboun and Bolikhamsai .

To the south, the Mekong forms the border to Thailand . On the opposite bank lies the Thai province of Nong Khai .

traffic

In the prefecture is the First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge with the border crossing to Thailand as well as the Nong Khai – Thanaleng railway and the Thanaleng train station . In addition, the AH12 trunk road of the Asian trunk road project leading to Bangkok is located here .

Administrative division

The prefecture consists of the following nine districts ( ເມືອງ - [ mʉ̄aṅ ]):

	code	District	Lao
	01-01	Chanthabuly	ຈັນ ທະ ບູ ລີ
	01-02	Sikhottabong	ສີ ໂຄດ ຕະ ບອງ
	01-03	Xaysetha	ໄຊ ເສດ ຖາ
	01-04	Sisattanak	ສີ ສັດ ຕະ ນາກ
	01-05	Naxaithong	ນາ ຊາຍ ທອງ
	01-06	Xaythany	ໄຊ ທາ ນີ
	01-07	Hadxayfong	ຫາດ ຊາຍ ຟອງ
	01-08	Sangthong	ສັງ ທອງ
	01-09	Mayparkngum	ໃໝ່ ປາກ ງື່ມ

Note: The districts in bold are part of the city of Vientiane, officially called "Vientiane Capital".