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Savannakhet Province
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| Capital: | Savannakhét |
| Area: | 21,774 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 721,500 (2004 est) |
| Pop. density: | 33 inh./km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | LA-SV |
| Geocode: | 1300 |
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Savannakhét (Lao ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ) is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country. It is bordered by Khammouan to the north, Salavan to the south, Vietnam to the east and Thailand to the west.
The town was initially bombed and subsequently occupied by Thai armed forces during the French-Thai War.
In 2006, the Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River from Savannakhet to Mukdahan, Thailand was opened.
The province is made up of the following districts:
- Atsaphangthong (13-03)
- Atsaphone (13-13)
- Champhone (13-09)
- Khanthabouly (13-01)
- Nong (13-06)
- Outhoomphone (13-02)
- Phine (13-04)
- Sepone (13-05)
- Songkhone (13-08)
- Thapangthong (13-07)
- Thaphalanxay (13-15)
- Vilabuly (13-12)
- Xaybuly (13-11)
- Xayphoothong (13-14)
- Xonbuly (13-10)
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Attapeu - Bokeo - Bolikhamsai - Champasak - Huaphan - Khammuan - Luang Namtha - Luang Prabang - Udomxai - Phongsali - Salavan - Saignabuli - Savannakhet - Sekong - Vientiane - Xieng Khuang Special zone: Saisombun Prefecture: Vientiane |
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