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Oudomxai Province

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Capital: Muang Xay
Muang Xay
Muang Xay is a capital city of Oudomxai Province, Laos. It is located at around . The town is served by the Oudomsay Airport....
Area: 15,370 km²
Square kilometre
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Inhabitants: 275,300 (2004 est)
Pop. density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....

:		 18 inh./km²
ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...

:		 LA-OU
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Oudomxay or Oudômxai is a province of Laos
Laos
Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

, located in the northwest of the country.

History


The province was created in 1976, when it was split off from Louangphabang
Louangphabang Province
Louangphabang is a province of Laos, located in the north of the country.-Geography:Luang Prabang is strikingly situated on a narrow peninsula that bisects the conjunction of the Mekong River, flowing south along the west side of the city, and the Mae Kok River, a tributary of the Mekong the...

. Around 1987 the capital of the province was moved from Ban Nahin to Muang Xay.

In 1992, the districts Paktha and Pha Oudom were reassigned to Bokeo province.

Administrative divisions


The province is made up of the following districts:
  1. Beng District
    Beng District
    Beng District is a district of Oudomxay Province in north-western Laos....

     (4-05)
  2. Houn District (4-06)
  3. La District
    La District
    La District is a district of Oudomxay Province in north-western Laos....

     (4-02)
  4. Namo District (4-03)
  5. Nga District
    Nga District
    Nga is a district of Oudomxay Province in north-western Laos....

    (4-04)
  6. Pakbeng District (4-07)
  7. Xai District (4-01)

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