Attapeu is a province of Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

, located in the south-east of the country. To the north it is bounded by Sekong

Xekong Province

Sekong is a province of Laos, located in the south-east of the country.-Geography:Sekong was created in 1984, when it was split off from Salavan Province. It is bordered by Vietnam to the east, Attapeu Province to the south, Salavanh Province to the north, and Champasak Province to the west...

, to the west by Champassak province. To the east, the Annamite Mountain Range

Annamite Range

The Annamite Range or the Annamese Mountains is a mountain range of eastern Indochina, which extends approximately through Laos, Vietnam, and a small area in northeast Cambodia. It is known in Vietnamese as Dãy Trường Sơn, in Lao as Xai Phou Luang , and in French as the Chaîne Annamitique...

 separates Attapeu from Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

. It borders Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 to the south.

During the American War in Vietnam, parts of the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Ho Chi Minh trail

The Ho Chi Minh trail was a logistical system that ran from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam to the Republic of Vietnam through the neighboring kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia...

 passed through the province.

Administrative divisions

The province is made up of the following districts:

1. Phouvong District
   Phouvong District
   Phouvong is a district of Attapu Province in southern Laos .-Towns and villages:Ban Arapruich, Ban Chom, Ban Dak-Lay, Ban Ekchoum-Phoukaniang, Ban Gnangteu, Ban Khouy, Ban Kong-Ek, Ban Kongmi, Ban Lapoung, Ban Lomlay, Ban Namavong Noy, Ban Onglouang, Ban Pakha, Ban Phiadouang, Ban Phiaha, Ban...
   
    (17-05)
2. Samakkhixay District
   Samakkhixay District
   Samakkhixay is a district of Attapu Province in southern Laos ....
   
    (17-02)
3. Sanamxay District
   Sanamxay District
   Sanamxay is a district of Attapu Province in southern Laos ....
   
    (17-03)
4. Sanxay District
   Sanxay District
   Sanxay is a district of Attapu Province in southern Laos ....
   
    (17-04)
5. Xaysetha District (17-01)

Economy

Attapeu's economy is largely agricultural.

Given its proximity to Vietnam the province has traditionally been a source for raw materials and forest products for adjacent regions in Vietnam. Luxury forest products exported by Champa

Champa

The kingdom of Champa was an Indianized kingdom that controlled what is now southern and central Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832.The Cham people are remnants...

's through its seaports were sourced from places as far as Attapeu.

More recently, some Vietnamese companies expanded into Attapeu province. Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group is a diversified company headquartered in Pleiku, Vietnam....

has acquired rights to grow rubber trees in the province. The company also plans to invest in electricity generation, sugar refining, and organic fertilizer production.