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Khamkeut district
ເມືອງຄຳເກີດ | |
|---|---|
 Location of Khamkeut district in Laos | |
| Country | Laos |
| Province | Bolikhamsai |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Authority |
| • Head of City | Mr Bouneseume Paveekham (2012- ) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 63,268 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area code | 054 |
18°10′45″N 104°56′39″E / 18.17917°N 104.94417°E
Khamkeut is a district (muang) of Bolikhamsai province in central Laos.[1]
Khamkeut district was extensively bombed during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] As of 2018, Khamkeut District continued to experience deaths from previously unexploded ordnance.[2]
- ^ "Laos: Bolikhamsai: Khamkeut". World Gazetteer. Maplandia.
- ^ a b "Laos, Russia joint effort to clear UXO in Borikhamxay". Vientiane Times. 6 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018.