Administrative divisions of Laos

Last updated September 27, 2021

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

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

Districts of Laos

Each Laotian province is subdivided into districts ( muang ) and then subdivided into villages (baan).

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References

↑ "Nsc Lao Pdr". Nsc.gov.la. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
↑ Lao Statistics Bureau (21 October 2016). "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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[autogenerated3-1] "Nsc Lao Pdr". Nsc.gov.la. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.

[2] Lao Statistics Bureau (21 October 2016). "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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