Administrative division of Laos

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Laos is divided into 17 provinces ( Laotian ແຂວງ Khwaeng , French Khoueng ) and a prefecture ( Laotian ນະ ຄອນ ຫຼວງ Nakhon Luang , French Nakhon Louang ). This is followed by a subdivision into about 140 districts ( Laotian ເມືອງ Mueang , French Muang ) and over 11,000 villages ( Laotian ບ້ານ Ban ).

From 1994 to 2006 there was the special zone ( Laotian ເຂດ ພິ ເສດ Khetphiset ) Saysomboun , which had been formed from parts of the provinces of Vientiane and Xieng Khouang and was divided into these again. In 2013, Saysomboun was rebuilt as a province.

The international codes of the administrative units are according to the table ISO 3166-2: LA assigned.

List of provinces
No. internal
code 		province Capital Area
(in km²) 		Residents Inhabitant / km² Districts
01 LA-VT Vientiane (prefecture) Vientiane 03,920 797,130 1 203 09
02 LA-PH Phongsali Phongsali 16,270 179,822 1 011 07th
03 LA-LM Luang Namtha Luang Namtha 09,325 171,967 1 018th 05
04 LA-OU Oudomxay Muang Xay 15,370 314,269 1 020th 07th
05 LA-BK Bokeo Huay Xay 06,196 173,962 1 028 05
06 LA-LP Luang Prabang Luang Prabang 16,875 463,485 1 027 11
07 LA-HO Houaphan Sam Neua 16,500 333,762 1 020th 08th
08 LA-XA Sainyabuli Muang Sainyabuli 16,389 389,139 1 023 10
09 LA-XI Xieng Khouang Phonsavan 16,358 282,769 1 017th 08th
10 LA-VI Vientiane (province) Muang Phôn-Hông 22,554 506,881 1 022nd 12
11 LA-BL Bolikhamsai Pakxan 14,863 281.207 1 018th 06th
12 LA-KH Khammuan Thakhek 16,315 390,701 1 023 09
13 LA-SV Savannakhet Savannakhet 21,774 937,907 1 043 15th
14th LA-SL Salavan Salavan 10,691 384,438 1 035 08th
15th LA-XE Sekong Ban Phone 07,665 103,326 1 013 04th
16 LA-CH Champasak Pakse 15,415 670.122 1 043 10
17th LA-AT Attapeu Attapeu 10,320 133,545 1 012 05
18th LA-XS Saysomboun Anouvong 08,500 085,168 2 010 05
The provinces of Laos

Note:

  • 1 : Update or estimate as of July 1, 2012
  • 2 : 2015 census