Khamkeut district explained

Khamkeut district
Native Name Lang:lo
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Laos
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Laos
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bolikhamsai
Subdivision Type2:Central Laos
Government Type:City Authority
Leader Title:Head of City
Leader Name:Mr Bouneseume Paveekham (2012-)
Leader Name1:District Officers
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:63,268
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Area Code:054

18.1792°N 104.9442°W

Khamkeut is a district (muang) of Bolikhamsai province in central Laos.[1]

Khamkeut district was extensively bombed during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] As of 2018, Khamkeut District continued to experience deaths from previously unexploded ordnance.

Settlements

Laotian settlements prefixed by the word Ban are usually small villages. Their names may appear with or without the prefix.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laos: Bolikhamsai: Khamkeut . Maplandia . World Gazetteer .
  2. News: Laos, Russia joint effort to clear UXO in Borikhamxay . 6 October 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20181013035733/http://www.vientianetimes.org.la/sub-new/Previous_234s/freeContent/FreeConten_Laos_russia_234.php . 13 October 2018 . live . dmy.