Pakse
ປາກເຊ | |
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Pakse District | |
![]() Champasak Palace Hotel, Pakse, formerly the palace of Prince Boun Oum Na Champassak | |
Coordinates: 15°07′N 105°47′E / 15.117°N 105.783°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Champasak province |
District | Pakse district |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 77,900 |
• Religions | Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Pakse (or Pakxe; French: Paksé; Laotian: ປາກເຊ [pȁːk séː] 'mouth of the river'; Thai: ปากเซ) is the capital and most populous city of the southern Laotian province of Champasak. Located at the confluence of the Xe Don and Mekong Rivers, the district had a population of approximately 77,900 at the 2015 Laotian census.[1] Pakse was the capital of the Kingdom of Champasak until it was unified with the rest of Laos in 1946.