Bolikhamsai province

Bolikhamsai province
ແຂວງ ບໍລິຄໍາໄຊ
Map of Bolikhamsai province
Map of Bolikhamsai province
Map showing location of Bolikhamsai province in Laos
Location of Bolikhamsai province in Laos
Coordinates: 18°23′00″N 103°39′00″E / 18.383333°N 103.65°E / 18.383333; 103.65
CountryLaos
CapitalPaksan
Area
 • Total
14,863 km2 (5,739 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
315,956
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
ISO 3166 codeLA-BL
HDI (2022)Increase 0.657[1]
medium · 3rd

Bolikhamsai (also Borikhamxay, Lao: ບໍລິຄໍາໄຊ, pronounced [bɔ̀ː.lī(ʔ) kʰám.sáj]) is a province of Laos. Pakxan, Thaphabat, Pakkading, Borikhane, Viengthong, and Khamkeut are its districts and Pakxan is its capital city.[2] The province is the site of the Nam Theun 2 Dam, the country's largest hydroelectric project.[3] It covers an area of 14,863 square kilometres (5,739 sq mi).[4]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2025-02-06.[not specific enough to verify]
  2. ^ "Destination: Borikhamxay Province". Laos Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. ^ Ray 2009, p. 321.
  4. ^ "Home". Regions. Official website of Laos Tourism. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

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