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Pakxan

Also known as Paksan

Pakxan (; (, ) is a district and town in Bolikhamsai Province, Laos.

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Place details

Locality: ປາກຊັນ
Region: ບໍລິຄຳໄຊ
Country: ປະເທດລາວ
Population: 21,967
Timezone: Asia/Vientiane

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Settlement.name: Pakxan
Settlement.native_name_lang: lo
Settlement.settlement_type: District & municipality
Settlement.official_name: Pakxan District
Settlement.image_skyline: NR13S, Laos.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Pakxan District in Laos 2015.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Pakxan district in Laos
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bolikhamsai Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Pakxan District
Settlement.population_as_of: 2015
Settlement.population_total: 45,000
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: ICT
Settlement.utc_offset: +7
Settlement.elevation_m: 153

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Elevation: 153
Image: NR13S, Laos.jpg

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Commons category: Paksan
native label: ປາກຊັນ
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Pakxan (; (, ) is a district and town in Bolikhamsai Province, Laos.

==History== Pakxan was founded in the 19th century. The Pakxan region had experienced insecurity since the invasion by Annam in 1834, followed by invasions by the Siamese, and Siamese sovereignty over Laos in 1836, and especially after 1865 with the invasions of Haws or "red flags", gangs from southern China. These invasions began to reduce the populations of Xieng Khouang and Bolikhamsai, and it was the Siamese who completed the depopulation by deporting most of the Phou Eun inhabiting the region.