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PHONGSALY
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LUANG
NAMTHA
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CHAMPASACK
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SAYABOULY
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SAVANNAKHET |
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OUDOMXAY
I BOLIKHAMXAY
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HOUAPHANH
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XIENG
KHOUANG
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SALAVANH |
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VIENTIANE
I VIENTIANE
CAPITAL
I SEKONG I KHAMMOUANE
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BOKEO |
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Located:
in
the
middle
part
of
Laos.
Total
area:
16,135
square
kilometers.
Population:
330,000.
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Districts: Thakhaek,
Mahaxay,
Nongbok,
Hinboun,
Nhommalath,
Bualapha,
Nakai,
Xebangfay
and
Xaybouathong.
Capital: Thakhaek.
 Khammouane
is
located
in
central
Laos
bordering
Bolikhamxay
and
Savannakhet
Provinces.
Khammouane
covers
about
16,000
square
kilometers
and
has
a
population
of
approximately
330,000,
mostly
engaged
in
agriculture.
The
Mekong
River
Valley
in
the
west
is
framed
by
the
Annamite
Mountain
Range
which
separates
Khammouane
from
Vietnam
to
the
east. |
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Fertile
land
here
is
well
suited
to
plantations
of
rice,
cabbage,
sugar
cane,
bananas,
etc.
A
total
population
is
made
up
of
lowland
and
up-land
Lao
groups:
Phuan,
Tahoy,
Kri,
Katang
etc.
Thakhaek
is
the
provincial
capital,
situated
across
the
Mekong
from
Nakorn
Phanom
in
Thailand.
It
also
has
much
well
preserved
French
colonial
architecture
similar
to
that
found
in
Vientiane. |
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Inhabiting
mainly
lowland
river
valleys
the
Lao,
Phouthai
and
other
Tai-speaking
peoples
are
the
main
ethnic
groups
in
Khammouane.
There
are
also
Mekong
or
Bru
people,
a
Mon-Khmer-speaking
ethnic
minority
that
make
up
13%
of
the
provincial
population.
In
smaller
numbers
are
the
Kri,
Nguan,
Atel,
Themarou,
and
Maleng
who
are
mainly
found
in
the
mountainous
eastern
part
of
the
province.
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The
vast
forsest
of
the
Nakai-Nam
Teun
National
Protected
Area
are
an
important
watershed
that
feed
many
Mekong
tributaries
as
well
as
form
the
catchment
area
for
Nam
Teun
2,
the
largest
hydropower
project
in
Laos.. |
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Khmmouane
can
be
reached
by
bus
from
Vientiane
in
5-6
hours.
From
the
Southern
Bus
Terminal
in
Vientiane,
choose
either
a
direct
bus
to
the
province
or
board
any
bus
heading
south
to
the
main
towns
of
Savannakhet
or
Champasack
and
ask
to
get
off
at
Thakhaek.
Be
aware
that
transportation
schedules
and
prices
are
subject
to
change,
so
please
check
departure
times
and
prices
at
transportations
or
through
a
travel
agent
prior
to
your
trip.
Tuk-tuk,
tricycles
(lot-sam-lo)
and
jumbo's
are
available
all
over
town
and
are
an
easy
way
to
get
around.
Taxis,
mini
buses
and
riverboats
can
be
hired
through
guesthouses,
hotels,
tour
operators
and
the
provincial
tourism
information
centers
in
Thakhaek
and
Khoun
Kham.
It
is
also
possible
to
rent
bicycles
for
about
$1-2
per
day. |
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