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Louangnamtha (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 20 54 57 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 20.9167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 101 19 58 E degrees minutes |
Long: 101.3333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Mountainous area bordering Burma and China; French Vichy regime annexed province to Luang Prabang in 1941; contains teak forests and deposits of lignite and copper. |
Names: |
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| Louangnamtha (preferred,C,V)
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| Louangnamtha, Khouèng (C,V)
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| Khouèng Louangnamtha (C,V,O)
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| Louang Namtha (C,V)
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| Luang Namtha (C,V)
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| Luang Namtha, Khouêng (C,V)
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| Hiuakhong (C,V)
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| Muong Luang Namtha (C,V)
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| Namtha, Khoueng (C,V)
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| Haut-Mékong, Province de (C,O)
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| Louang Namtha province (C,O)
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| Upper Mekong (C,O)
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| Khoueng Namtha (C,U)
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| LA16 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Province de Haut-Mékong (C,U)
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| Loungnamtha (C,U)
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| 루앙남타 주 (C,U,Korean)
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| Nam Tha (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Laos (nation) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| province (preferred, C) |
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current status held since post-WW II |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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