Administrative divisions of Laos

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Administrative divisions
of Laos
First-level
Second-level
Third-level

Laos is divided into 17 provinces (khoueng) and one prefecture (kampheng nakhon) which includes the capital city Vientiane (Nakhon Louang Viangchan). Provinces are further divided into districts (muang) and then villages (ban). An 'urban' village is essentially a town.[1]

Administrative Units

Officially, Laos is divided into 3 administrative tiers, with different types of administrative unit on each tier:

Level 1st 2nd 3rd
Type Prefecture
(ນະຄອນຫຼວງ nakhon louang) 		District
(ເມືອງ mueang)
Village

(ບ້ານ baan)
Province
(ແຂວງ khoueng)

Provinces of Laos

Further information: Provinces of Laos
No. Subdivisions Capital Area (km2) Population
(2015)[2]
1
Attapeu
Samakkhixay District
)		 10,320 139,628
2
Bokeo
 Houayxay (Houayxay District) 6,196 179,243
3
Bolikhamsai
 Pakxan (Pakxan District) 14,863 273,691
4
Champasak
Pakse District
)		 15,415 694,023
5
Houaphanh
Xam Neua District
)		 16,500 289,393
6
Khammouane
Thakhek District
)		 16,315 392,052
7
Luang Namtha
Namtha District
)		 9,325 175,753
8
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang District
)		 16,875 431,889
9
Oudomxay
Xay District
)		 15,370 307,622
10
Phongsaly
Phongsaly District
)		 16,270 177,989
11
Sainyabuli
Xayabury District
)		 16,389 381,376
12
Salavan
Salavan District
)		 10,691 396,942
13
Savannakhet
Khanthaboury District
)		 21,774 969,697
14
Sekong
La Mam District
)		 7,665 83,600
15 Vientiane Prefecture Vientiane (Chanthabouly District) 3,920 820,940
16
Vientiane Province
Phonhong District
)		 15,927 419,090
17
Xiengkhouang
Pek District
)		 15,880 244,684
18
Xaisomboun Province
Anouvong District
)		 8,300 85,168

Districts of Laos

Further information: Districts of Laos

Each Laotian province is subdivided into districts (

muang
) and then subdivided into villages (baan).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nsc Lao Pdr". Nsc.gov.la. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  2. ^ Lao Statistics Bureau (21 October 2016). "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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