Pakse
Pakse (or Pakxe; French: Paksé; Laotian: ປາກເຊ [pȁːk séː] 'mouth of the river'; Thai: ปากเซ) is the capital and most populous city of the southern Laotian province of Champasak. Located at the confluence of the Xe Don and Mekong Rivers, it has a population of about 95,000. Pakse was the capital of the Kingdom of Champasak until it was unified with the rest of Laos in 1946.
Pakse
ປາກເຊ | |
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| Pakse District | |
Champasak Palace Hotel, Pakse, formerly the palace of Prince Boun Oum Na Champassak | |
Pakse Location in Laos | |
| Coordinates: 15°07′N 105°47′E | |
| Country | Laos |
| Province | Champasak province |
| District | Pakse district |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 119,848 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
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