City
Savannakhet
South-eastern Asia
Savannakhet is a city in western Laos and the capital of Savannakhet Province. The city has also been known as Khanthaboury, and its present official name is Kaysone Phomvihane. With 125,760 inhabitants in 2018 it is the second largest city in Laos after Vientiane, and its annual income per person was recorded as 2,041 US dollars in that year. Landmarks include Wat Sainyaphum, a large Buddhist temple dating from the fifteenth century, a Chinese temple, the Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Therese and a mosque. The Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge crosses the Mekong river here and links the city with Mukdahan Province in Thailand.
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Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Kaysone Phomvihane (city) (Wikipedia)
Lead [population]
With a population of 125,760 (2018)
On Continent: Asia, Lead
is a city in western Laos
Part Of: Laos, Lead
is a city in western Laos
View the Source2. Open-Meteo: Open-Meteo Elevation API: elevation at Savannakhet coordinates
Open-MeteoJSON elevationQuote, JSON elevation
"elevation": [ 141.0 ]
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 16.75, 104.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 16.75, 104.75
16.75 104.75 Aw
4. GeoNames: Savannakhet - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1653316, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 1653316, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
16.5703 104.7622 P PPLA LA 20 125760 154 Asia/Vientiane
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