Sainyabuli
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Sainyabuli, ({{langx|lo|ໄຊຍະບູລີ}}; alternatively spelled Sayaboury, Xaignabouli, Xayaburi, or Xayaboury) is the capital of Sainyabuli Province, Laos. It lies on Route 4 which along with Route 13 connects it to Luang Prabang, roughly 80 kilometres northeast by road and to the Thai border across the Luang Prabang Range in the southwest. Sainyabuli Airport lies southwest of the town.
The capital stands on the banks of the Nam Hung, a tributary of the Mekong River towards the northern end of the province. The area is allegedly a heartland for military involvement in illegal timber trade.{{cite book|last=Walker|first=Andrew|title=The legend of the golden boat: regulation, trade and traders in the borderlands of Laos, Thailand, China, and Burma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHK2AAAAIAAJ|accessdate=27 June 2011|year=1999|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-2256-9|page=179}}
Landmarks
Wat Si Bun Huang, a Buddhist temple of over 500 years vintage lies in the southern part of the town. Also of note is Wat Si Phan Don, noted for its diamond-shaped stupa and Wat Sisavang Vong, erected by King Sisavang Vong himself on the site of a former temple.{{cite book|last1=Burke|first1=Andrew|last2=Vaisutis|first2=Justine|title=Laos|url=https://archive.org/details/laos00burk|url-access=registration|accessdate=27 June 2011|date=15 August 2007|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-568-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/laos00burk/page/223 223]}} The town contains a museum and library and 2 bus terminals each of which are about 2 kilometres north and south of the town respectively.
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Sainyabuli (1991–2020)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 35.0
| Feb record high C = 38.0
| Mar record high C = 39.6
| Apr record high C = 42.9
| May record high C = 42.0
| Jun record high C = 38.0
| Jul record high C = 37.0
| Aug record high C = 36.0
| Sep record high C = 36.2
| Oct record high C = 35.0
| Nov record high C = 35.5
| Dec record high C = 33.8
| year record high C = 42.9
|Jan high C = 27.9
|Feb high C = 30.1
|Mar high C = 32.6
|Apr high C = 33.9
|May high C = 33.1
|Jun high C = 32.3
|Jul high C = 31.3
|Aug high C = 30.8
|Sep high C = 30.8
|Oct high C = 30.6
|Nov high C = 29.4
|Dec high C = 28.1
|year high C = 30.9
|Jan mean C = 20.5
|Feb mean C = 21.9
|Mar mean C = 24.6
|Apr mean C = 26.9
|May mean C = 27.4
|Jun mean C = 27.7
|Jul mean C = 27.3
|Aug mean C = 26.9
|Sep mean C = 26.6
|Oct mean C = 25.9
|Nov mean C = 23.5
|Dec mean C = 21.4
|year mean C = 25.0
|Jan low C = 14.8
|Feb low C = 15.2
|Mar low C = 18.4
|Apr low C = 21.8
|May low C = 23.6
|Jun low C = 24.5
|Jul low C = 24.3
|Aug low C = 24.1
|Sep low C = 23.5
|Oct low C = 21.9
|Nov low C = 18.6
|Dec low C = 15.5
|year low C = 20.5
| Jan record low C = 6.6
| Feb record low C = 8.0
| Mar record low C = 10.5
| Apr record low C = 15.1
| May record low C = 16.8
| Jun record low C = 20.0
| Jul record low C = 21.5
| Aug record low C = 20.5
| Sep record low C = 18.4
| Oct record low C = 14.5
| Nov record low C = 10.8
| Dec record low C = 4.8
| year record low C = 4.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 13.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 11.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 45.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 110.5
|May precipitation mm = 172.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 152.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 222.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 258.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 249.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 91.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 30.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 17.7
|year precipitation mm = 1375.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2
|Feb precipitation days = 2
|Mar precipitation days = 5
|Apr precipitation days = 10
|May precipitation days = 15
|Jun precipitation days = 16
|Jul precipitation days = 19
|Aug precipitation days = 21
|Sep precipitation days = 18
|Oct precipitation days = 9
|Nov precipitation days = 4
|Dec precipitation days = 2
|year precipitation days = 121
|Jan sun = 180.8
|Feb sun = 193.7
|Mar sun = 174.3
|Apr sun = 178.3
|May sun = 170.6
|Jun sun = 131.5
|Jul sun = 107.6
|Aug sun = 106.4
|Sep sun = 138.2
|Oct sun = 161.6
|Nov sun = 171.2
|Dec sun = 172.6
|year sun = 1886.8
|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210717012832/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Laos/XLS/Xayabouly.xls
| archive-date = 17 July 2021
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Laos/XLS/Xayabouly.xls
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = 2 August 2023}}
|source 2 = NOAA (extremes){{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=global-summary-of-the-day&stations=48938099999&startDate=1700-01-01&endDate=2023-12-31&dataTypes=MAX,MIN,PRCP
| title = Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = January 26, 2023
}}
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References
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External links
- {{Wikivoyage-inline|Sayabouly}}
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{{Districts of North Laos}}