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| Capital: | Kaysone Phomvihane |
| Area: | 21,774 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 721,500 (2004 est) |
| Pop. density: | 33 inh./km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | LA-SV |
| Geocode: | 1300 |
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Savannakhét (Lao:ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ) is a province of Laos. The name Savannakhet derives from Savanh Nakhone, which means "city of paradise", the province's original name. This province is located in the south of the country. It is bordered by Khammouan to the north, Salavan to the south, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue of Vietnam to the east and Nakhon Phanom and Mukdahan of Thailand to the west.
The town was bombed and then occupied by Thai armed forces during the French-Thai War.
In 2007, the Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River from Savannakhet to Mukdahan, Thailand was opened.
Administrative divisions
The province is made up of the following districts:
- Atsaphangthong (13-03)
- Atsaphone (13-13)
- Champhone (13-09)
- Kaysone Phomvihane, former Khanthabouly (13-01)
- Nong (13-06)
- Outhoumphone (13-02)
- Phine (13-04)
- Sepone (13-05)
- Songkhone (13-08)
- Thapangthong (13-07)
- Thaphalanxay (13-15)
- Vilabuly (13-12)
- Xaybuly (13-11)
- Xayphouthong (13-14)
- Xonbuly (13-10)
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