Savannakhet

Also known as Kaysone Phomvihane, Khanthaboury, Khanthabouli, Kaysone Phomvihane District, Savannakhet District, Muang Kaysone Phomvihane, Muang Khanthabouli, Khanthaboury District

Savannakhet (, ; , officially named Kaysone Phomvihane (); since 2005 and previously known as Khanthaboury (), is a city in western Laos. It is the capital of Savannakhet Province. With a population of 125,760 (2018), it is the second-largest city in Laos, after Vientiane. The annual per capita income of Kaysone Phomvihane City is US$2,041 (2018).

Key facts

Settlement.name: Savannakhet
Settlement.native_name_lang: lo
Settlement.settlement_type: District and municipality
Settlement.official_name: Kaysone Phomvihane District
Settlement.image_skyline: Savannakhet1.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: The commercial centre of Kaysone Phomvihane, Savannakhet Province
Settlement.pushpin_map: Laos
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Savannakhet Province

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Savannakhet has a large 15th-century Buddhist temple, Wat Sainyaphum, a Chinese temple, the Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Therese and a mosque. The Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge over the Mekong connects to Mukdahan Province in Thailand.