Khammuan Province
ຄໍາ ມ່ວນ Khammuan
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Basic data | |
Country | Laos |
Capital | Thakhek |
surface | 16,315 km² |
Residents | 392,052 (2015 census) |
density | 24 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | LA-KH |
Coordinates: 17 ° 30 ' N , 105 ° 20' E
Khammuan (also Khammouane , Khammouan , Khammuane or Kammouane ; Laotian ຄໍາ ມ່ວນ , ALA-LC : Kham Mūan ) is a province ( Khwaeng ) in central Laos .
geography
To the north the province borders on the province of Bolikhamsai , in the south on the province of Savannakhet . The western border is formed by the Mekong , on the western bank of which lies the Thai province of Nakhon Phanom . To the east, the Truong Son Mountains separate Khammuan from Vietnam .
Administrative division
The province consists of the following districts: