Salavan province

Salavan province ແຂວງ ສາລະວັນ
Province
Map of Salavan province
Location of Salavan province in Laos
Coordinates: 15°52′N 106°21′E / 15.87°N 106.35°E / 15.87; 106.35
Country	Laos
Capital	Salavan
Area
• Total	10,691 km2 (4,128 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	442,200
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+07
ISO 3166 code	LA-SL
HDI (2017)	0.498[1] low · 16th

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Salavan (also Saravane, Lao: ສາລະວັນ) is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country. Its earlier name was Saravan which was changed by the Thais to Salavan in 1828. It was part of the Champasak Kingdom in an area known as Muang Mang inhabited by minorities of Mon-Khmer groups.^[2]

Salavan province covers an area of 16,389 square kilometres (6,328 sq mi). The province borders Savannakhét province to the north, Vietnam to the east, Sekong province to the southeast, Champasak province to the south and Thailand to the west. The central part of the province is located on the Bolaven Plateau, which is a key agricultural area with Arabica coffee as the dominant cash crop. The western part of Salavan province is delimited by the Mekong River while the eastern part is delimited by the Lao-Vietnamese border.