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Sainyabuli (Lao
Lao alphabet

The Lao script is used mainly to write the Lao language.The minority languages of Laos are also written in the Lao script, and officially it is the only script to write them in Laos, but many speakers of Hmong language prefer the Latin alphabet....
 ????????) is a province of Laos
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a 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.

province is located in the northwest of the country, and covers all the area west of the Mekong
Mekong

The Mekong River is one of the world?s major rivers. It is the 12th-longest river in the world, and 7th longest in Asia. . Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of ....
 river. It is bordered by Oudomxai Province
Oudomxai Province

Oudomxay or Oud?mxai is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.The province was created in 1976, when it was split off from Louangphabang province....
 to the north, Louangphabang
Louangphabang Province

Louangphabang is a province of Laos, located in the north of the country....
 and Vientiane Province
Vientiane Province

Vientiane 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....
 to the east, and (from the south clockwise) the Thai
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 provinces Loei
Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the Isan of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai Province, Udon Thani Province, Nongbua Lamphu Province, Khon Kaen Province, Phetchabun Province, Phitsanulok Province....
, Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Phetchabun Province, Phichit Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sukhothai Province, Uttaradit Province....
, Uttaradit
Uttaradit Province

Uttaradit is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok Province, Sukhothai Province, Phrae Province and Nan Province....
, Nan
Nan Province

Nan is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit province, Phrae province and Phayao province....
 and Phayao
Phayao Province

Phayao is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nan province, Phrae province, Lampang province and Chiang Rai province....
. The province is quite mountainous and devoid of vehicle roads expect for one north-south route extending from the provincial capital to the Thai border opposite Thailand's Loie Province.






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Sainyabuli (Lao
Lao alphabet

The Lao script is used mainly to write the Lao language.The minority languages of Laos are also written in the Lao script, and officially it is the only script to write them in Laos, but many speakers of Hmong language prefer the Latin alphabet....
 ????????) is a province of Laos
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a 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.

Geography

The province is located in the northwest of the country, and covers all the area west of the Mekong
Mekong

The Mekong River is one of the world?s major rivers. It is the 12th-longest river in the world, and 7th longest in Asia. . Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of ....
 river. It is bordered by Oudomxai Province
Oudomxai Province

Oudomxay or Oud?mxai is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.The province was created in 1976, when it was split off from Louangphabang province....
 to the north, Louangphabang
Louangphabang Province

Louangphabang is a province of Laos, located in the north of the country....
 and Vientiane Province
Vientiane Province

Vientiane 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....
 to the east, and (from the south clockwise) the Thai
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 provinces Loei
Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the Isan of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai Province, Udon Thani Province, Nongbua Lamphu Province, Khon Kaen Province, Phetchabun Province, Phitsanulok Province....
, Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Phetchabun Province, Phichit Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sukhothai Province, Uttaradit Province....
, Uttaradit
Uttaradit Province

Uttaradit is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok Province, Sukhothai Province, Phrae Province and Nan Province....
, Nan
Nan Province

Nan is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit province, Phrae province and Phayao province....
 and Phayao
Phayao Province

Phayao is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nan province, Phrae province, Lampang province and Chiang Rai province....
. The province is quite mountainous and devoid of vehicle roads expect for one north-south route extending from the provincial capital to the Thai border opposite Thailand's Loie Province. The province is rich in timber
Timber

Timber may refer to:* Lumber, i.e. wood materials* Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Oregon* Timber , a 1984 arcade game by Bally Midway...
 and lignite
Lignite

Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat....
, and is considered the rice basket of norther Laos, since most other northern provinces are too mountainous to grow enough rice. Other important crops include maize, oranges, cotton, peanuts and sesame.

History

In 1904 the area of the province was ceded from Siam
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 to the French Indochina
French Indochina

French Indochina was the part of the French colonial empire in Indochina in southeast Asia. A federation of the three Vietnamese regions, Tonkin, Annam, and Cochinchina, as well as Cambodia, was formed in 1887....
 colony. In 1941 it was annexed by Thailand again under the name Lan Chang Province, but returned to the pre-war status in 1946.

Asian elephants in Sainyabuli

The Sainyabuli province is home to Laos’ majority of domesticated Asian elephants. Approximately 75% of the nation’s 560 domesticated elephants work in Sainyabuli. Their main work duties are within the logging industry, which causes a loss in both wild and domestic elephant habitat. The Sainyabuli province is also home to the annual organised in partnership by the Lao PDR National Tourism Authority,Elefantasia
Elefantasia

ElefantAsia is a non-profit organisation dedicated towards the protection of the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus. This organisation operates in Laos PDR where today there are only 1500 Asian elephants remaining, 560 of these domesticated and working with their mahouts....
, provincial and district authorities.

Administrative divisions

The province is made up of the following districts:
  1. Boten (8-09)
  2. Hongsa (8-03)
  3. Kenthao (8-08)
  4. Khop (8-02)
  5. Ngeun (8-04)
  6. Paklai (8-07)
  7. Phiang (8-06)
  8. Thongmixai (8-10)
  9. Sainyabuli (8-01)
  10. Xianghon (8-05)


See also

  • Thai-Laotian Border War