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Luang Namtha province

Luang Namtha is a province of Laos in the country's north. From 1966 to 1976 it formed, together with , the province of Houakhong. Luang Namtha province covers an area of 9,325 square kilometres.
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  • Type: State with 150,000 residents
  • Description: province of Laos
  • Also known as: “Hiuakhong”, “Khouèng Louangnamtha”, “Khoueng Namtha”, “Loungnamtha”, “Luang Namtha”, “Lūang Namthā”, “Muong Luang Namtha”, “Province de Haut-Mékong”, and “Upper Mekong”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Louang Namtha Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Louangnamtha Airport is an in , 6 km south of the city of . The airport was closed between 2006 and 2008 for a renovation that extended the runway from 1,200 to 1,600 metres, allowing larger aircraft such as the ATR 72 to use the airport, and built a new 700 m2 passenger terminal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luang Namtha.

Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the largest city in Luang Nam Tha Province, . It lies on the banks of the Nam Tha River, and the meaning of the name is "The area around the Tha River ".

Luang Namtha province

Latitude
20.9515° or 20° 57′ 6″ north
Longitude
101.3831° or 101° 22′ 59″ east
Population
150,000
Elevation
912 metres (2,992 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LA LXG
Open location code
7PG3X92M+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4343667374
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1655561
Wiki­data ID
Q948691
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Luang Namtha province” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Propinsi Louang Namtha”
  • Arabic: “محافظة لوانغ نامثا”
  • Balinese: “Propinsi Luang Namtha”
  • Bengali: “লুয়াং নামথা প্রদেশ”
  • Bulgarian: “Лоуангнамтха”
  • Burmese: “လွမ်နမ်ထာပြည်နယ်”
  • Cebuano: “Lalawigan sa Lūang Namthā”
  • Cebuano: “Louangnamtha”
  • Chinese: “Luang Namtha Séng”
  • Chinese: “琅南他省”
  • Chinese: “琅南塔省”
  • Croatian: “Luang Namtha (provincija)”
  • Croatian: “Luang Namtha”
  • Danish: “Luang Namtha”
  • Dutch: “Luang Namtha”
  • Esperanto: “Provinco Luang Namtha”
  • Finnish: “Loung Namtha”
  • French: “Louang-Namtha”
  • French: “Louangnamtha”
  • French: “Province de Luang Namtha”
  • German: “Luang Namtha (Provinz)”
  • German: “Luang Namtha”
  • German: “Provinz Luang Namtha”
  • Greek: “Λουάνγκ Νάμθα”
  • Gujarati: “લુઆંગ નામ્થા પ્રાંત”
  • Hindi: “लुअंग नम्था प्रान्त”
  • Hungarian: “Luangnamtha tartomány”
  • Indonesian: “Provinsi Louang Namtha”
  • Italian: “provincia di Luang Namtha”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Luang Namtha”
  • Japanese: “ルアンナムター”
  • Japanese: “ルアンナムター県”
  • Kannada: “ಲುವಾಂಗ್ ನಮ್ತಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ”
  • Khmer: “ខេត្តហ្លួងណាំថា”
  • Korean: “루앙남타 주”
  • Korean: “루앙남타주”
  • Lao: “ແຂວງຫຼວງນໍ້າທາ”
  • Lao: “ແຂວງຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ”
  • Latvian: “Lūennamthā province”
  • Lithuanian: “Luang Namtos provincija”
  • Malay: “Wilayah Louang Namtha”
  • Marathi: “लुआंग नमता प्रांत”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Luang Namtha Séng”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Luang Namtha”
  • Norwegian: “Luang Namtha”
  • Persian: “استان لوآنگ نامتا”
  • Polish: “Prowincja Louang Namtha”
  • Portuguese: “Luang Namtha”
  • Russian: “Луангнамтха”
  • Sinhala: “ලුඅන්ග් නම්ත පළාත”
  • Somali: “Lūang Namthā”
  • Spanish: “Louang Namtha”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Luang Namtha”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Lūang Namthā”
  • Swedish: “Luang Namtha”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Лоунг Намта”
  • Tamil: “லூங் நம்தா மாகாணம்”
  • Telugu: “లుమాంగ్ నమ్తా ప్రావిన్స్”
  • Telugu: “లుమాంగ్ నమ్తా రాష్ట్రభాగం”
  • Thai: “แขวงหลวงน้ำทา”
  • Turkish: “Luang Namtha Province”
  • Ukrainian: “Провінція Луанг-Намта”
  • Urdu: “لوانگ نامتھا صوبہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Luangnamtha”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Luang Nam Tha”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Lūang Namthā”
  • Welsh: “Talaith Luang Namtha”
  • Wu Chinese: “琅南塔省”
  • Yue Chinese: “琅南他省”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include That Phum Phuk stupas and Luang Namtha Teacher Training College.

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