Savannakhet
Savannakhet
ເມືອງໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ Meuong Kaison Phomvihan สุวรรณเขต | |
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District and municipality | |
| Kaysone Phomvihane District | |
The commercial centre of Kaysone Phomvihane, Savannakhet Province | |
| Coordinates: 16°33′N 104°45′E / 16.550°N 104.750°E | |
| Country | Laos |
| Province | Savannakhet Province |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 125,760 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Savannakhet (Lao: ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ, pronounced [sā.wǎn.nā(ʔ).kʰȅːt]; Thai: สุวรรณเขต or สะหวันนะเขต), officially named Kaysone Phomvihane (Lao: ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ); since 2005 and previously known as Khanthaboury (Lao: ຄັນທະບູລີ; Thai: คันธบุรี), is a city in western Laos. It is the capital of Savannakhet Province. With a population of 125,760 (2018), it is the second-largest city in Laos, after Vientiane. The annual per capita income of Kaysone Phomvihane City is US$2,041 (2018).
Savannakhet has a large 15th-century Buddhist temple, Wat Sainyaphum, a Chinese temple, the Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Therese and a mosque. The Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge over the Mekong connects to Mukdahan Province in Thailand.