Vientiane Prefecture

Vientiane Prefecture

Vientiane (Lao ວຽງຈັນ) is a prefecture ("kampheng nakhon") 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.

Administrative divisions

The province is made up of the following districts:

Districts in bold letters are part of the City of Vientiane, which is officially known as Vientiane Capital.

# Chanthabuly (1-01)
# Hadxayfong (1-07)
# Mayparkngum (1-09)
# Naxaithong (1-05)
# Sangthong (1-08)
# Sikhottabong (1-02)
# Sisattanak (1-04)
# Xaysetha (1-03)
# Xaythany (1-06)

Further reading

* Khonthapane, Sirivanh. "Women's Migration into Vientiane Municipality". [Vientiane] : National Economic Research Institute, 2002.

External links

* [http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Vientiane Wikitravel: Vientiane]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Vientiane Prefecture — Admin ASC 1 Code Orig. name Vientiane Prefecture Country and Admin Code LA.24 LA …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Vientiane Province — Vientiane (Lao ວຽງຈັນ) is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.1989 the province was split into two halves the Vientiane prefecture containing the city Vientiane itself, and the remaining province.Administrative… …   Wikipedia

  • Vientiane — This article is about the city. For other administrative entities see Vientiane Prefecture and Vientiane Province. Vientiane ວຽງຈັນ   Capital City   …   Wikipedia

  • Prefecture de Vientiane — Préfecture de Vientiane ວຽງຈັນ (Vientiane) Administration Pays Laos Type Préfecture Capitale Vientiane …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Préfecture de vientiane — ວຽງຈັນ (Vientiane) Administration Pays Laos Type Préfecture Capitale Vientiane …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Vientiane — ວຽງຈັນ Le Pha That Luang (symbole du Laos) Administration …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Préfecture de Vientiane —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Province de Vientiane. ວຽງຈັນ (Vientiane) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Vientiane — Infobox Diocese country = Laos name = Vientiane jurisdiction = Apostolic Vicariate latin = Apostolicus Vicariatus Vientianensis local = bishop = Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I bishop title = Apostolic Vicar cathedral = rite = Latin area = 98,000… …   Wikipedia

  • Province de Vientiane —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Préfecture de Vientiane. ວຽງຈັນ (Vientiane) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Province de vientiane — ວຽງຈັນ (Vientiane) Administration Pays Laos Type Province Capitale Muang Phôn Hông Géogr …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”