Oudomxai Province
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Oudomxay ອຸດົມໄຊ |
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 Map of Oudomxai Province |
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 Location of Oudomxay Province in Laos |
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| Coordinates: 20°42′00″N 101°49′00″E / 20.7°N 101.816667°ECoordinates: 20°42′00″N 101°49′00″E / 20.7°N 101.816667°E | |
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 Laos
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| Capital | Muang Xay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,370 km2 (5,930 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 307,622 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07 |
| ISO 3166 code | LA-OU |
| Website | Official website |
Oudomxay (alternates: Oudômxai or Moung Xai;Lao: ອຸດົມໄຊ) is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country. The province capital is Muang Xai.
Oudomxay Province covers an area of 15,370 square kilometres (5,930 sq mi). The province borders China to the north, Phongsali Province to the northeast, Luang Prabang Province to the east and southeast, Xaignabouli Province to the south and southwest, Bokeo Province to the west, and Luang Namtha Province to the northwest. The topography of Oudomxay is mountainous, between 300–1,800 metres (980–5,910 ft) above sea level.
Oudomxay has deposits of salt, bronze, zinc, antimony, brown coal, kaolin and iron deposits. Attempts to control poppy cultivation in the province have been made through the Narcotics Crop Control Project, formulated in the 1990s. Besides rice, important crops are corn, soybeans, fruits, vegetables, cassava (maniok), sugarcane, tobacco, cotton wool, tea and peanuts. In 2004, approximately 10,000 tons of sugarcane and 45,000 tons of corn were produced.
According to local history books, the first people who settled in Oudomxay around the year 700 were "Khom" (also known as Khmu). About 1260, Lao Ly came from the region of Sipsongpanna in southern China and built a village called Ban Luang Cheng ("big village" or "big district") in the area of today's province capital Muang Xay. The former Lao Ly village is now part of Muang Xaya and is called Bang Cheng.
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