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Pakse
Overview
Pakse (or Pakxe; French: Paksé; Laotian: ປາກເຊ [pȁːk séː] 'mouth of the river') is the capital and most populous city of the southern Laotian province of Champasak. Located at the confluence of the Xe Don and Mekong Rivers, the district had a population of approximately 77,900 at the 2015 Laotian census.
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Introduction
District & municipality in Champasak province, LaosPakse ປາກເຊDistrict & municipalityPakse DistrictChampasak Palace Hotel, Pakse, formerly the palace of Prince Boun Oum Na ChampassakPakseLocation in LaosCoordinates: 15°07′N 105°47′E / 15.117°N 105.783°E / 15.117; 105.783Country LaosProvinceChampasak provinceDistrictPakse districtPopulation (2015) • Total77,900 • ReligionsBuddhismTime zoneUTC+7 (ICT) Pakse (or Pakxe; French: Paksé; Laotian: ປາກເຊ [pȁːk séː] 'mouth of the river') is the capital and most populous city of the southern Laotian province of Champasak. Located at the confluence of the Xe Don and Mekong Rivers, the district had a population of approximately 77,900 at the 2015 Laotian census.
History
[edit] The French established an administrative outpost in Pakse in 1905. The city was the capital of the Lao Kingdom of Champasak until 1946 when the Kingdom of Laos was formed. After the Franco-Thai war the French ceded Preah Vihear Province, formerly belonging to the French protectorate of Cambodia, and the part of Champasak Province located on the other side of the Mekong river from Pakse, which had been part of Laos, to Thailand.