Luang Prabang Province

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ຫລວງ ພະ ບາງ Luang Prabang
Basic data
Country	Laos
Capital	Luang Prabang
surface	16,875 km²
Residents	431,889 (2015 census)
density	26 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	LA-LP
The provincial capital Luang Prabang with the Nam Khan River

Coordinates: 20 ° 12 '  N , 102 ° 36'  E

Luang Prabang ( Lao ຫລວງ ພະ ບາງ , ALA-LC : Lūang Phabāng ) is a province ( Khwaeng ) in northern Laos . The capital of the province is the city of the same name, Luang Prabang .

geography

Neighboring provinces (from the north counter-clockwise): Phongsali , Oudomxay , Sayaburi , Vientiane , Saysomboun , Xieng Khouang and Houaphan . In the northeast, Luang Prabang borders the Điện Biên province of Vietnam .

traffic

The province has an international airport in the provincial capital Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang Airport ( IATA : LPQ, ICAO : VLLB).

Luang Prabang is connected to Vang Vieng and Vientiane by National Road 13, and Muang Xay by National Road 1. National Road 13 continues down to Cambodia.

The Mekong also offers an important transport link. Huay Xai upstream on the Thai border (opposite the Thai district of Chiang Khong ) can be reached, for example, from the provincial capital by slow boat in two days, with a stopover in Pakbeng (Oudomxay province).

Administrative units

The province consists of the following districts:

code	District	Lao
	06-01	Luangprabang	ເມືອງ ຫຼວງ ພະ ບາງ ຫຼວງ ພະ ບາງ
	06-02	Xieng ngeun	ຊຽງ ເງິນ
	06-03	Nan	ນານ
	06-04	Pak Ou	ປາກ ອູ
	06-05	Nambak	ນ ້ ຳ ບາກ
	06-06	Ngoi	ງອຍ
	06-07	Pak Xeng	ປາກ ແຊງ
	06-08	Phonxay	ໂພນ ໄຊ
	06-09	Chomphet	ຈອມ ເພັດ
	06-10	Viengkham	ວຽງ ຄຳ
	06-11	Phoukhoune	ພູ ຄູນ
	06-12	Phonthong	ເມືອງ ໂພນ ທອງ

Web links

• http://www.luangprabang.gov.la/ Provincial administration website