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 edit
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) |
Province (ແຂວງ khoueng) |
Provinces of Laos edit
Districts of Laos edit
Each Laotian province is subdivided into districts (muang) and then subdivided into villages (baan).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.