Nhot Ou district

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Nhot Ou district
ເມືອງຍອດອູ
District
Nhot Ou district
Country Laos
Province Phongsaly
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
31,145
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)

Nhot Ou (or Yot-Ou) is a district ( mueang ) of Phongsaly province in northern Laos. [1]

History

Nhot Ou was formerly known as Moeng U. It formed part of the kingdom of Chiang Hung until it was ceded to French Indochina in 1896. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015 (English Version)". UNFPA Lao People's Democratic Republic. Lao Statistics Bureau. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Liew-Herres, Foon Ming. "Intra-dynastic and Inter-Tai Conflicts in the Old Kingdom of Moeng Lü in Southern Yunnan". SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research Volume 5, Parts 1 & 2: 52–112.

22°07′30″N101°47′28″E / 22.125°N 101.791°E / 22.125; 101.791


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