22/04/2018
Kou Vang Travel Company tour to Bokeo province.
Bokeo Province.
Coordinates: 20.3°N 100.417°ECoordinates: 20.3°N 100.417°E
Country Laos
Capital Ban Houayxay.
Area
• Total 6,196 km2 (2,392 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
• Total 179,243
• Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+07
ISO 3166 code LA-BK
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Bokèo (Laotian: ບໍ່ແກ້ວ) literally "gem mine"; previously, Hua Khong, meaning "Head of the Mekong")[1] is a northern province of Laos. It is the smallest and least populous province in the country. Bokeo Province covers an area of 6,196 square kilometres (2,392 sq mi). Bokeo Province borders Luang Namtha Province to the northeast, Oudomxai Province to the east, Xaignabouli Province to the south, and Thailand to the southwest and Burma to the west and northwest. The province has five districts (Houay Xay, Tonpheung, Meung, Phaodom and Paktha) and is rich in deposits of precious and semiprecious stones. Bokeo's provincial capital is Houayxay on the Mekong river.
The province is part of the “Golden Triangle”, at the crossing with Myanmar and Thailand. There are 34 ethnic groups in the province. Houay Xay is the border town with Thailand and regional economic centre.