Oudomxay province

Oudomxay province ແຂວງ ອຸດົມໄຊ
Province
Map of Oudomxai province
Location of Oudomxay province in Laos
Coordinates: 20°42′00″N 101°49′00″E / 20.7°N 101.816667°E / 20.7; 101.816667
Country	Laos
Capital	Muang Xay
Area
• Total	15,370 km2 (5,930 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	345,425
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+07
ISO 3166 code	LA-OU
HDI (2017)	0.532[1] low · 15th
Website	Official website

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Oudomxay (alternates: Oudômxai or Moung Xai;^[2] Lao: ອຸດົມໄຊ, pronounced [ʔú.dòm.sáj]) is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country. Its capital is Muang Xai.

It covers an area of 15,370 square kilometres (5,930 sq mi). It 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. Its topography 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. Attempts to control heroin-related poppy cultivation there have been made through the Narcotics Crop Control Project, begun in the 1990s. Besides rice, important local 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 there.