Savannakhet province
Savannakhet province
ແຂວງ ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ | |
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A restaurant on the Mekong | |
Map of Savannakhet province | |
Location of Savannakhet province in Laos | |
| Coordinates: 16°32′N 105°47′E / 16.54°N 105.78°E | |
| Country | Laos |
| Capital | Savannakhet |
| Area | |
• Total | 21,774 km2 (8,407 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 1,037,553 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| ISO 3166 code | LA-SV |
| HDI (2022) | 0.578 medium · 14th |
Savannakhet (Lao: ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ, pronounced [sā.wǎn nā(ʔ).kʰȅːt]) is a province of Laos. The name of Savannakhet Province derives from old Pali-Sanskrit language, meaning “a field of gold”. The name follows from the province’s previous name Savanh Nakhone ('heavenly district' or 'land of fertility suitable for agriculture'). The province is in the southern part of the country and is the largest province in Laos. It borders Khammouane province to the north, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên–Huế provinces of Vietnam to the east, Salavan province to the south, and Nakhon Phanom and Mukdahan provinces of Thailand to the west.