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Salavan Province
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province of Laos
Key facts
- Country
- Laos
- Capital
- Salavan
- Total
- 10,691 km (4,128 sq mi)
- Density
- 41.36/km (107.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+07
- Iso 3166 code
- LA-SL
- Hdi 2022
- 0.535 , low · 16th
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Laos
- Country
- Laos
- Located in
- Laos
- Contains
- Sa Mouay District
- Capital
- Sālavan
- Population
- 396942
- Area
- 10691
- Time zone
- UTC+07:00
- Shares border with
- Champasak Province
- Dialing code
- 031
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Encyclopedic overview
Salavan (also Saravane, Lao: ສາລະວັນ) is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country. Its earlier name was Saravan which was changed by the Thais to Salavan in 1828. It was part of the Champasak Kingdom in an area known as Muang Mang inhabited by minorities of Mon-Khmer groups.
Geography
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