Central Laos
- Places in the Central Laos
Savannakhet Province Overview
Capital: Savannakhet Total area: 21,774 km2 Population: 824,000 Savannakhet Province is located at the crossroads between the North, South, East and West of Laos and has long been a center of trade and power. The Province is well noted as the birthplace of the Honorable Kaysone Phomvihane, first Secretary of the Lao Communist Party and [...] Read more
Khammouane Province Overview
Capita: Thakhek Total area: 16,135 km2 Population: 330,000 Khammouane, meaning “happy gold”, is believed to have been named after the gold deposits found in the area hundreds of years ago. The province’s history dates back as early as the 6th – 8th centuries when the region was part of the Sikhotabong Kingdom. Remnants of the [...] Read more
Bolikhamxay Province Overview
Capital: Pakxan Total area: 14,863 km2 Population: 190,000 Bolikhamxay Province, located just south of Vientiane in central Laos, is a center for ecotourism activities with its two national protected areas and extensive system of wetlands. The journey from Ban Khoun Kham to Lak Sao on Route 8 offers spectacular scenery of karsts mountain landscapes and [...] Read more
Anousavary Statue
Patuxay (means victory gate), was formerly Anousavary statue, is a statue in the centre of Vientiane Laos which was built from 1962-1968. The statue is used to honor people fighting in the French war. Due to some similar with the Triumphal arch in Paris, it contains typical marks of Laos with Kinari decoration (half woman [...] Read more
