Pakse
ປາກເຊ | |
|---|---|
| Pakse District | |
 Champasak Palace Hotel, Pakse, formerly the palace of Prince Boun Oum Na Champassak | |
  Pakse Location in Laos | |
| Coordinates: 15°07′N 105°47′E / 15.117°N 105.783°E | |
| Country |  Laos |
| 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.
- ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Lao Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 19 February 2024.