Bokeo Province
Encyclopedia
Bokèo is a northern province
of Laos
. The province is rich in deposits of precious and semiprecious stones. Bokeo's provincial capital is Houayxay
on the Mekong
river.
In 1992 Paktha and Pha Oudom District
s were reassigned from Oudomxay Province.
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
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...
. The province is rich in deposits of precious and semiprecious stones. Bokeo's provincial capital is Houayxay
Ban Houayxay
Ban Houayxay is the capital of the Lao province of Bokèo, on the border with Thailand....
on the Mekong
Mekong
The Mekong is a river that runs through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually....
river.
History
The province was created in 1983, when it was split off from Louang Namtha Province.In 1992 Paktha and Pha Oudom District
Pha Oudom District
Pha Oudom is a district of Bokeo Province in north-western Laos.The district along with Pak Tha District was part of Oudomxay Province until 1992.-Geography:...
s were reassigned from Oudomxay Province.
Administrative divisions
The province is made up of the following districts:- Houay XayHouay Xay DistrictHouay Xay or Houaixai is a district of Bokeo Province in north-western Laos....
(5-01) - MeungMeung DistrictMeung is a district of Bokeo Province in north-western Laos ....
(5-03) - Paktha (5-05)
- Pha OudomPha Oudom DistrictPha Oudom is a district of Bokeo Province in north-western Laos.The district along with Pak Tha District was part of Oudomxay Province until 1992.-Geography:...
(5-04) - Tonpheung (5-02)
- Nam Nhou special area (5-06)