Bolikhamsai province

Coordinates: 18°23′00″N 103°39′00″E / 18.383333°N 103.65°E / 18.383333; 103.65
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Bolikhamsai province
ແຂວງ ບໍລິຄໍາໄຊ
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HDI (2017)Increase 0.668[1]
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Bolikhamsai (also Borikhamxay,

Lao: ບໍລິຄໍາໄຊ, pronounced [bɔ̀ː.lī kʰám.sáj]) is a province of Laos. Pakxan, Thaphabat, Pakkading, Borikhane, Viengthong, and Khamkeut are its districts and Pakxan is its capital city.[2] The province is the site of the Nam Theun 2 Dam, the country's largest hydroelectric project.[3]

Bolikhamsai province covers an area of 14,863 square kilometres (5,739 sq mi).

Mekong River and Thailand. At 3,700 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi), the Nakai-Nam Theun National Park in Bolikhamsai and Khammouane provinces is the third largest protected area
in Laos.

History

The province faced invasions from the

Rama V, ordered the creation of the Muong Borikhane with the last survivors of the Ho invasion of 1874. The Muong of Borikhane was placed under the authority of Governor of Nong Khai
.

In the 1890s, Christian missionaries of the Missions étrangères de Paris arrived on the Mekong River, a few miles from the mouth of the

Nam Sane
. They built a church at Paksan. By 1911, the Muong Borikhane had about 61 villages housing a population of about 4000 inhabitants. Paksane had grown to several thousand in 1937.

The modern province was formed in 1986 from parts of the

Khammuan.[6] In recent times, religious tension has been apparent in the province. In February 2005, 100 villagers were forced to sell their possessions and prepare to be evicted in Kok Poh village in Borikham District, but the central authorities intervened to stop this.[7]

Geography

Bolikhamsai province covers an area of 14,863 square kilometres (5,739 sq mi).[8] Bolikhamsai province borders Xiangkhouang province to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Khammouane province to the south, and Thailand to the west. Notable settlements include Pakxan, Borikham, Lak Sao, Muang Bo, Ban Hatkham, Ban Thana, Ban Thasi, Ban Hai, Ban Don, Ban Soppanga, Ban Pak Ham, Ban Naxon, Ban Kengbit, Ban Pakha, Ban Phayat, Ban Sopchat, Ban Muangcham and Ban Nap. The province includes the Annamite Range, stretching east to Vietnam, while to the west are the Mekong River and Thailand.[3]

Bolikhamsai province has a rugged terrain, with large boulders and streams. Its

karst limestone scenery, which is allegedly the largest formation of its type in Southeast Asia. The many rock pinnacles have formed stone forest similar to limestone outcrops in southern China.[2]

  • Karst rock formations
    Karst rock formations
  • Tad Leuk, Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area
    Tad Leuk, Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area
  • Landscape, Lak Sao
    Landscape, Lak Sao
  • Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
    Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)

Protected areas

At 4,270 square kilometres (1,650 sq mi),

crested gibbon. The saola (spindle horn) or Vii Quang ox (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) was discovered in neighbouring Vietnam in 1992 and sighted since then in this conservation area. In 1996, the saola was discovered living in the adjoining Khammouane province.[citation needed
]

Under the

vegetable fern), wai khom (C. viminalis rattan), ya houa and ka don nam.[12]

hornbills are also reported.[11]

Administrative divisions

The province is made up of the following districts:[2]

Map Code Name Lao script
11–01 Pakxan District ເມືອງປາກຊັນ
11–02
Thaphabat District
 ເມືອງທ່າພະບາດ
11–03
Pakkading District
 ເມືອງປາກກະດິງ
11–04
Borikhane District
 ເມືອງບໍລິຄັນ
11–05
Khamkeut District
 ເມືອງຄຳເກີດ
11–06
Viengthong District
 ເມືອງວຽງທອງ
11–07
Xaichamphon District
 ເມືອງໄຊຈໍາພອນ

Economy

Laos's largest hydroelectric project,

sugar cane and oranges.[14]

Landmarks

Wat Phabath and Wat Phonsanh temples are important pilgrimage centres between Vientiane and Pakxan. Wat Phabath is said to have a very large footprint of Buddha and numerous murals. The location provides vistas of the Mekong River.[2] Lak Sao, on the border, has the Nampao Checkpoint, crossing into Vietnam.

References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.[not specific enough to verify]
  2. ^ a b c d "Destination: Borikhamxay Province". Laos Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b Ray 2009, p. 321.
  4. ^ "Home". Regions. Official website of Laos Tourism. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. ^ Brow 1976, p. 48.
  6. ^ Sachs 1997, p. 18.
  7. ^ Marshall 2007, p. 253.
  8. ^ "Borikhamxay Province". Lao Tourism. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  9. ^ a b c d e The Lao National Tourism Administration. "Bolikhamxay Province". Ecotourism Laos. GMS Sustainable Tourism Development Project in Lao PDR. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Lao PDR's Nakai Nam Theun National Park to join leading protected areas in Southeast Asia, nominated to IUCN's Green List". IUCN. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d "Improved management of the Nam Kading National Protected Area of Bolikhamxay Province, Lao PDR". CBD Protected Areas. Retrieved 30 November 2012.[not specific enough to verify]
  12. ^ a b Campbell, Roderick (June 2009). "Technical Report Non Timber Forest Product inventory and value in Bolikhamsai Province, Lao PDR" (pdf). Lao Agriculture Database. National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  13. ^ "Bolikhamsai Province". Internet Bird Collection (IBC). Retrieved 29 November 2012.[not specific enough to verify]
  14. ISBN 978-1-4527-9182-1
    . Retrieved 6 December 2012.

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