Sekong

Sekong
ເຊກອງ
Sekong is located in Laos
Sekong
Sekong
Location in Laos
Coordinates: 15°20′40″N 106°43′03″E / 15.34444°N 106.71750°E / 15.34444; 106.71750
Country Laos
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total35,000

Sekong (or Xekong; Lao: ເຊກອງ, pronounced [séː kɔ̀ːŋ]) is the capital city of Sekong Province, Sekong District, Laos. It was created in 1984 after it was ascertained that Ban Phon's unexploded ordnance made it uninhabitable.[2]

  1. ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Lao Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ Rough Guides (20 January 2011). The Rough Guide to Laos. Penguin. pp. 257–. ISBN 978-1-4053-8561-9. Retrieved 9 December 2012.