Pacoh
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The Pacoh are a minority ethnic group living mostly in Laos
in an extremely remote mountainous area near the Vietnam
border. There are approximately 17,000 Pacoh in Laos, and approximately 35,000 Pacoh worldwide.
In Laos, the Pacoh live in the northern portion of Saravan Province (Samouay District) and the southern portion of Savannakhet Province (Nong District
).
Other Pacoh live in Vietnam
where they are considered a part of the Ta Oi minority. In Vietnam, the Pacoh (Khas Pakho) number approximately 15,000 (1973) and are found in the highlands of Thien Province.
The name Pacoh may mean 'mountaineers'. Alternate names for Pacoh are: Bo, Pako, and Van Kieu.
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...
in an extremely remote mountainous area near the 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 –...
border. There are approximately 17,000 Pacoh in Laos, and approximately 35,000 Pacoh worldwide.
In Laos, the Pacoh live in the northern portion of Saravan Province (Samouay District) and the southern portion of Savannakhet Province (Nong District
Nong District
Nong is a district of Savannakhet Province in southern Laos....
).
Other Pacoh live in 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 –...
where they are considered a part of the Ta Oi minority. In Vietnam, the Pacoh (Khas Pakho) number approximately 15,000 (1973) and are found in the highlands of Thien Province.
The name Pacoh may mean 'mountaineers'. Alternate names for Pacoh are: Bo, Pako, and Van Kieu.