Vientiane Prefecture
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| Vientiane Prefecture ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ |
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| Country | Laos |
| Established | 1989 |
| Capital | Vientiane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,920 km2 (1,513.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 692,900 |
| • Density | 176.8/km2 (457.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07 |
| ISO 3166 code | LA-XI |
Vientiane (also known as Urban Vientiane) (Lao: ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ,Nakhonluang ViengChan ) is a prefecture of Laos, located in the north-west of the country. The capital of the country, Vientiane, is located in the prefecture. The prefecture was created in 1989, when it was split off from the Vientiane Province.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The province is made up of the following districts:
| Code | District | Lao |
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| 01-01 | Chanthabuly | ຈັນທະບູລີ |
| 01-02 | Sikhottabong | ສີໂຄດຕະບອງ |
| 01-03 | Xaysetha | ໄຊເສດຖາ |
| 01-04 | Sisattanak | ສີສັດຕະນາກ |
| 01-05 | Naxaithong | ນາຊາຍທອງ |
| 01-06 | Xaythany | ໄຊທານີ |
| 01-07 | Hadxayfong | ຫາດຊາຍຟອງ |
| 01-08 | Sangthong | ສັງທອງ |
| 01-09 | Mayparkngum | ໃໝ່ປາກງື່ມ |
Districts in bold letters are part of the City of Vientiane, which is officially known as Vientiane Capital.
[edit] Further reading
- Khonthapane, Sirivanh. Women's Migration into Vientiane Municipality. [Vientiane]: National Economic Research Institute, 2002.
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