provinces of Laos
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| category = Unitary state
| territory = Lao People's Democratic Republic
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| population_range = 98,000 (Xaisomboun) – 1,004,000 (Savannakhét)
| area_range = {{Convert|3,920|sqkm|abbr=on}} (Vientiane) – {{Convert|21,774|sqkm|abbr=on}} (Savannakhét)
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{{Administrative divisions of Laos}}
Laos is divided into 17 provinces (Lao ແຂວງ, {{IPA|lo|kʰwɛ̌ːŋ|pron}}, {{lang|lo|khwaeng|italic=yes}}, {{lang|lo|khoeng|italic=yes}}, {{lang|lo|qwang|italic=yes}} or {{lang|lo|khoueng|italic=yes}}) and 1 prefecture, the Vientiane capital city municipality (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ, nakhon luang, or Na Kone Luang Vientiane). The special administrative zone (ເຂດພິເສດ, khet phiset), Xaisomboun, created in 1994, was dissolved on 13 January 2006.{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ula.html |title=Laos Provinces|access-date=2019-11-10}}
List
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! Name ! Capital ! Population (2023 census) ! Area (km2) ! Population density ! ISO |
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| Samakkhixay District | 153,000 | 10,320 | 14 | LA-AT |
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| Houayxay District | 198,000 | 6,196 | 29 | LA-BK |
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| 287,000 | 14,863 | 18 | LA-BL |
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| 706,000 | 15,415 | 45 | LA-CH |
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| 302,000 | 16,500 | 18 | LA-HO |
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| 397,000 | 16,315 | 24 | LA-KH |
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| Namtha District | 182,000 | 9,325 | 19 | LA-LM |
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| Luang Prabang | 444,000 | 16,875 | 26 | LA-LP |
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| 313,000 | 15,370 | 20 | LA-OU |
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| Phongsaly District | 192,000 | 16,270 | 11 | LA-PH |
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| 410,000 | 10,691 | 37 | LA-SL |
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| Khanthaboury District | 1,004,000 | 21,774 | 45 | LA-SV |
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| 435,000 | 18,526 | 23 | LA-VI |
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| 836,000 | 3,920 | 209 | LA-VT |
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| Xayabury District | 395,000 | 16,389 | 23 | LA-XA |
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| 124,000 | 7,665 | 15 | LA-XE |
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| Anouvong District | 98,000 | 4,506 | 19 | LA-XS |
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| 254,000 | 15,880 | 15 | LA-XI |
= Population =
The population of each province in 2023 is given in the census data. The population of Laos in 2023 is 6,730,000.{{Cite web|url=https://lao.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/PHC-ENG-FNAL-WEB_0.pdf|title=Results of Population and Housing Census 2015|access-date=2019-11-10}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.citymayors.com/government/se_asia_government.html CityMayors.com article]
{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries}}
{{Provinces of Laos}}