This article is about the urban center and city. For the mueang, see Kingdom of Vientiane. For city proper, see Vientiane Prefecture. For the province, see Vientiane province.
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Capital city in Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
Vientiane
ວຽງຈັນ
Capital city
ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ
From top, left to right: Patuxai; view of Vientiane from the Patuxai; Wat Si Saket; Pha That Luang
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Vientiane (/viˌɛntiˈɑːn/ ; Lao: ວຽງຈັນ, Viangchan, pronounced[wía̯ŋt͡ɕàn]) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Comprising the five urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture, the city is located on the banks of the Mekong, right at the border with Thailand. Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule and, due to economic growth in recent times, is now the economic center of Laos. The city had a population of 1,001,477 as of the 2023 Census.
Vientiane is the home of the most significant national monuments such as Pha That Luang, a national symbol of Laos and an icon of Buddhism in Laos. Other significant Buddhist temples can be found there as well, such as Haw Phra Kaew, which formerly housed the Emerald Buddha.
^Lao Statistics Bureau. "Vientiane Capital Statistics Center". Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^Lao Statistics Bureau (21 October 2016). "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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