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Bokeo province
ແຂວງ ບໍ່ແກ້ວ
Province
Map of Bokeo province
Map of Bokeo province
Location of Bokeo province in Laos
Location of Bokeo province in Laos
Coordinates: 20°18′00″N 100°25′01″E / 20.3°N 100.417°E / 20.3; 100.417
CountryLaos
CapitalBan Houayxay
Area
 • Total6,196 km2 (2,392 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total203,468
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
ISO 3166 codeLA-BK
HDI (2017)0.557[1]
medium · 13th

Bokèo (Laotian: ບໍ່ແກ້ວ [bɔ̄ː kɛ̂ːw]; literally 'gem mine'; previously, Hua Khong, meaning 'head of the Mekong')[2] is a northern province of Laos. It is the smallest and least populous province in the country.[3] 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 The province has Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Ton Pheung district. It is rich in deposits of precious and semiprecious stones.[citation needed] Bokeo's provincial capital is Houayxay on the Mekong River. The province is in the Golden Triangle, at the border of Myanmar and Thailand.[4] There are 34 ethnic groups in the province. Houay Xay is the border town with Thailand and regional economic centre.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ Burke & Vaisutis 2007, p. 214.
  3. ^ "Introducing Bokeo Province". Lonely Planet/BBC Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bokeo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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