Back Vientiane ACE Vientiane Afrikaans ቭየንትዬን Amharic Vientiane AN فيينتيان Arabic فيينتيان ARZ ভিয়েনটিয়েন Assamese Vientián AST Vyentyan Azerbaijani Вьентьян Bashkir
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Vientiane
ວຽງຈັນ | |
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| ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ | |
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  Vientiane  Vientiane  Vientiane | |
| Coordinates: 17°59′N 102°38′E / 17.98°N 102.63°E | |
| Country |  Laos |
| Prefecture | Vientiane Prefecture |
| Settled | 9th century[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Athsphangthong Siphandone |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,920 km2 (1,510 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 174 m (570 ft) |
| Population (2023[2]) | |
• Total | 840,940 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | US$ 3 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | US$3,600 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
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Vientiane[a] 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 840,000 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.
The city is rated as sufficiency by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.[4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vientiane Capital
- ^ Vientiane Capital Records 4.83% Economic Growth in 2022
- ^ "The World According to GaWC 2020". GaWC - Research Network. Globalization and World Cities. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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