Savannakhet Province
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| Capital: | Savannakhét |
| Area: | 21,774 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 721,500 (2004 est) |
| Pop. density: | 33 inh./km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | LA-SV |
| Geocode: | 1300 |
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Savannakhét (Lao ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ) is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country. It is bordered by Khammouan to the north, Salavan to the south, Vietnam to the east and Thailand to the west.
The town was initially bombed and subsequently occupied by Thai armed forces during the French-Thai War.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The province is made up of the following districts:
- Atsaphangthong (13-03)
- Atsaphone (13-13)
- Champhone (13-09)
- Khanthabouly (13-01)
- Nong (13-06)
- Outhoomphone (13-02)
- Phine (13-04)
- Sepone (13-05)
- Songkhone (13-08)
- Thapangthong (13-07)
- Thaphalanxay (13-15)
- Vilabuly (13-12)
- Xaybuly (13-11)
- Xayphoothong (13-14)
- Xonbuly (13-10)
Attapu - Bokeo - Bolikhamxai - Champasak - Houaphan - Khammouan - Louang Namtha - Louangphabang - Oudomxai - Phongsali - Salavan - Savannakhet - Vientiane - Xaignabouli - Xekong - Xiangkhoang
Special zone: Xaisomboun
Municipality: Vientiane
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