Sekong Province

ເຊ ກອງ Sekong
Basic data
Country	Laos
Capital	Sekong
surface	7665 km²
Residents	113,048 (2015)
density	15 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	LA-XE

Coordinates: 15 ° 42 '  N , 106 ° 42'  E

Sekong (also Xekong , Lao : ເຊ ກອງ - [ Sēkɔ̄ṅ ]) is a province of Laos .

geography

Sekong is located in the southeast of the country. The neighboring provinces are (clockwise from the south): Attapeu , Champasak and Salavan . To the east, Sekong borders the Quảng Nam Province of Vietnam .

Sekong is the second smallest province with 7,665 km², it has the smallest number of inhabitants (around 85,000 in the 2005 census, estimated for 2009 95,000) and also the lowest population density of all provinces (11.1 inhabitants / km²). This is due to the remoteness and rocky landscape.

population

The population consists mainly of Lao Theung , who are represented here by several ethnic groups. Malaria is very common in the province and the child mortality rate is the highest in the country.

history

Sekong was created in 1984 when the area was separated from Salavan Province .

Administrative division

The province consists of the following four districts ( ເມືອງ - [ mʉ̄aṅ ]):

code	District	Lao
15-01	Lamam (lamarm)	ລະ ມາມ [ lamām ]
15-02	Kaleum	ກະ ເລິມ [ Kalœm ]
15-03	Dakcheung	ດັກ ເຈິງ [ Dâkčœṅ ]
15-04	Thateng	ທ່າ ແຕງ [ Tʰā̀tǣṅ ]

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lao Department of Statistics: Mid-Year Population: Area and average mid-year population by provinces in 1976 - 2005 ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Martin Stuart-Fox : Historical Dictionary of Laos. 3rd edition, Scarecrow Press, 2008, p. 386.

Web links

Commons : Sekong Province  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files