Xam Neua

Xam Neua
ເມືອງຊຳເໜືອ
Sam Neua or Samneua
Xam Neua District
Xam Neua is located in Laos
Xam Neua
Xam Neua
Location in Laos
Coordinates: 20°24′54″N 104°02′53″E / 20.415°N 104.048°E / 20.415; 104.048
Country Laos
Admin. divisionHouaphanh Province
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total56,900
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Xam Neua (Lao: ຊຳເໜືອ, romanizedSam Nư̄a, pronounced [sám nɯ̌a], sometimes transcribed as Sam Nuea or Samneua, literally 'northern swamp'; French: Xam-Nua), is the capital of Houaphanh Province, Laos, in northeast Laos.

  1. ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Lao Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 19 February 2024.