Sikhottabong district
ສີໂຄດຕະບອງ Sikhottabong | |
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District | |
.jpg) Wattay Airport in 2009 | |
 District location in Vientiane Prefecture | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′13″N 102°34′25″E / 17.97028°N 102.57361°E | |
| Country | Laos |
| Province | Vientiane Prefecture |
| District | Sikhottabong |
| Government | |
| • District Governor | Thavixay Maosomphou |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • District | 120,999 |
| • Urban | 114,704 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Sikhottabong (Lao: ເມືອງສີໂຄດຕະບອງ, pronounced [mɯ́aŋ sǐː kʰôːt.tā.bɔ̀ːŋ]) is a district of Vientiane Prefecture, Laos.[2][3] The district contains Wattay International Airport, the busiest airport in Laos which began its operations in 1999. The area has also seen significant investment from Japan as a result of the airport.[4]
- ^ "Results of Housing and Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). United Nations Population Fund in Laos. Lao Statistics Bureau. p. 100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
- ^ Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.
- ^ "Wattay International Airport, Vientiane". Airport Technology. Retrieved 2023-08-13.