| Savannakhet Province | |
|---|---|
| Location of Savannakhet Province in Laos | |
| Country | Laos |
| Established | |
| Capital | Kaysone Phomvihane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,774 km2 (8,407 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 721,500 |
| • Density | 33.1/km2 (85.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07 |
| ISO 3166 code | LA-XI |
Savannakhét (Lao:ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ) is a province of Laos. The name Savannakhet derives from Savanh Nakhone, which means "city of paradise", the province's original name. Therefore, it bears the same meaning as Nakhon Sawan in Thailand. This province is located in the south of the country. It is bordered by Khammouan to the north, Salavan to the south, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue of Vietnam to the east and Nakhon Phanom and Mukdahan of Thailand to the west. Savannakhet is the largest province in Laos, and with Vientiane constitutes the major urban areas. Its capital Savannakhet or Kaysone Phomvihane is Laos' second city after Vientiane. It forms an important trading post between Thailand and Vietnam. The town was bombed and then occupied by Thai armed forces during the French-Thai War. In 2007, the Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River from Savannakhet to Mukdahan, Thailand was opened.
The province is made up of the following districts:
| Climate data for Savannakhet | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.21 (88.17) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.05 (69.89) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.146) |
17.3 (0.681) |
31.9 (1.256) |
90.8 (3.575) |
168.3 (6.626) |
262.5 (10.335) |
219.0 (8.622) |
343.4 (13.52) |
219.0 (8.622) |
86.6 (3.409) |
6.8 (0.268) |
2.4 (0.094) |
1,451.7 (57.154) |
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