Champasak (town)

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Champasak ຈຳປາສັກ
Champasak Location in Laos
Coordinates: 14°53′N 105°52′E / 14.883, 105.867
Country	Laos
Admin. division	Champasak Province
Government
- Mayor
Population
- Religions	Buddhism

Champasak (Lao: ຈຳປາສັກ) is a small town in southern Laos, on the west bank of the Mekong River about 40km south of Pakxe, the capital of Champasak Province.

The town was once the seat of the Kingdom of Champasak, an independent Lao state which was abolished by the French in 1945 when they created the Kingdom of Laos, but the last King of Champasak had his palace in Pakxe. Today the town is very small, consisting mostly of guesthouses along the riverbank, catering to tourists visiting the Wat Phu temple ruins some 10km away.

Coordinates: 14°53′N, 105°52′E

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