Bolikhamsai province
Bolikhamsai (also Borikhamxay, Lao: ບໍລິຄໍາໄຊ, pronounced [bɔ̀ː.lī kʰám.sáj]) is a province of Laos. Pakxan, Thaphabat, Pakkading, Borikhane, Viengthong, and Khamkeut are its districts and Pakxan is its capital city. The province is the site of the Nam Theun 2 Dam, the country's largest hydroelectric project.
Bolikhamsai province
ແຂວງ ບໍລິຄໍາໄຊ | |
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Province | |
Map of Bolikhamsai province | |
Location of Bolikhamsai province in Laos | |
| Coordinates: 18.383333°N 103.65°E | |
| Country | Laos |
| Capital | Paksan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,863 km2 (5,739 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 315,956 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| ISO 3166 code | LA-BL |
| HDI (2017) | 0.668 medium · 4th |
Bolikhamsai province covers an area of 14,863 square kilometres (5,739 sq mi). Bolikhansai province borders Xiangkhouang province to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Khammouane province to the south, and Thailand to the west. The province includes the Annamite Range, stretching east to Vietnam, while to the west are the Mekong River and Thailand. At 3,700 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi), the Nakai-Nam Theun National Park in Bolikhamsai and Khammouane provinces is the third largest protected area in Laos.