Place:Attapu, Laos

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NameAttapu
Alt namesAtpusource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Attapeusource: Embassy of Laos, Laos (1995) p 4
Attapu provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Attopeusource: Wikipedia
Muang Maisource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeProvince
Coordinates14.667°N 107.0°E
Located inLaos
Contained Places
District
Phouvong
Samakkhixay
Sanamxay
Sanxay
Xaysetha
Inhabited place
Attapu
Ban Hèt
Ban Pakha
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Attapeu is a province of Laos in the southeast of the country. It has five districts: Samakkixay, Xaysetha, Sanamxay, Sanxay, and Phouvong, covering an area of with a population of 127,285. Its capital city lies at Attapeu (Muang Samakkixay).

It was known as the "land of heroism". There are two biodiversity areas: Dong Ampham Forest (200,000 ha) and Xepaine Forest. A large part of the province is managed by the Dong Ampham National Biodiversity Conservation Area.

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