 | This article is written like a travel guide. (June 2020) |
Sainyabuli
ເມືອງໄຊຍະບູລີ | |
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| Sainyabuli District | |
 Ferry berth, Sainyabuli | |
  Sainyabuli Location in Laos | |
| Coordinates: 19°15′N 101°45′E / 19.250°N 101.750°E | |
| Country |  Laos |
| Province | Sainyabuli |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 75,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Sainyabuli, (Lao: ໄຊຍະບູລີ; alternatively spelled Xaignabouli, Xayaburi, or Xayaboury) is the capital of Sainyabuli Province, Laos. It lies on Route 4 which along with Route 13 connects it to Luang Prabang, roughly 80 kilometres northeast by road and to the Thai border across the Luang Prabang Range in the southwest. A passport control point is in the area. Sainyabuli Airport lies southwest of the town.
The capital stands on the banks of the Nam Hung, a tributary of the Mekong River towards the northern end of the province. The area is allegedly a heartland for military involvement in illegal timber trade.[2]
- ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Lao Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (1999). The legend of the golden boat: regulation, trade and traders in the borderlands of Laos, Thailand, China, and Burma. University of Hawaii Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-8248-2256-9. Retrieved 27 June 2011.