Administrative divisions of Laos explained

Laos is divided into 17 provinces (khoueng) and one prefecture (kampheng nakhon) which includes the capital city Vientiane (Nakhon Louang Viangchan).Provinces are further divided into districts (muang) and then villages (ban). An 'urban' village is essentially a town.^[1]

Administrative Units

Officially, Laos is divided into 3 administrative tiers, with different types of administrative unit on each tier:

Level	1st	2nd	3rd
Type	Prefecture (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ nakhon louang)	District (ເມືອງ mueang)	Village (ບ້ານ baan)
Type	Province (ແຂວງ khoueng)	District (ເມືອງ mueang)	Village (ບ້ານ baan)

Provinces of Laos

See also: Provinces of Laos.

No.	Capital	Area (km²)	Population (2015)^[2]
1	Attapeu (Samakkhixay District)	10,320	139,628
2	Houayxay (Houayxay District)	6,196	179,243
3	Pakxan (Pakxan District)	14,863	273,691
4	Pakse (Pakse District)	15,415	694,023
5	Xam Neua (Xam Neua District)	16,500	289,393
6	Thakhek (Thakhek District)	16,315	392,052
7	Luang Namtha (Namtha District)	9,325	175,753
8	Luang Prabang (Luang Prabang District)	16,875	431,889
9	Muang Xay (Xay District)	15,370	307,622
10	Phongsali (Phongsaly District)	16,270	177,989
11	Sainyabuli (Xayabury District)	16,389	381,376
12	Salavan (Salavan District)	10,691	396,942
13	Kaysone Phomvihane (Khanthaboury District)	21,774	969,697
14	Sekong (La Mam District)	7,665	83,600
15	Vientiane (Chanthabouly District)	3,920	820,940
16	Phonhong (Phonhong District)	15,927	419,090
17	Phonsavan (Pek District)	15,880	244,684
18	Anouvong (Anouvong District)	8,300	85,168

Districts of Laos

Notes and References

Web site: Nsc Lao Pdr . Nsc.gov.la . 21 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120123082302/http://www.nsc.gov.la/Products/Populationcensus2005/PopulationCensus2005_chapter2.htm . 23 January 2012 .
Web site: Results of Population and Housing Census 2015. PDF. Lao Statistics Bureau. 21 October 2016. 8 January 2018.