Savannakhet Province

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Statistics
Capital:	Kaysone Phomvihane
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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Lao-Vietnam Friendship Monument in Muang Phin, Savannakhet Province, a testament to communist cooperation during the Vietnam War

Savannakhét (Lao:ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ) is a province of Laos, The name Savannakhet comes from the words Savanh Nakhone, which means "city of paradise", the province's original name. 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.

In 2006, the Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River from Savannakhet to Mukdahan, Thailand was opened.

[edit] Administrative divisions

The province is made up of the following districts:

Atsaphangthong (13-03)
Atsaphone (13-13)
Champhone (13-09)
Kaysone Phomvihane, former 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)

v • d • e Provinces of Laos

Attapeu - Bokeo - Bolikhamsai - Champasak - Houaphanh - Khammouane - Luang Namtha - Luang Prabang - Udomxai - Phongsali - Salavan - Saignabuli - Savannakhet - Sekong - Vientiane - Xieng Khuang Prefecture: Vientiane