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GeezerVison is showing en.wikipedia.org — Kaysone Phomvihane (city) - Wikipedia (Redirected from Savannakhet) This article is about the city. For the province, see Savannakhet Province.
Kaysone Phomvihane (Lao: ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ), previously known as Savannakhet (Lao: ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ, pronounced [sā.wǎn.nā(ʔ).kʰȅːt]) and Khanthaboury (Lao: ຄັນທະບູລີ), is a city in western Laos. It is the capital of Savannakhet Province. With a population of 125,760 (2018),[1] it is the second-largest city in Laos, after Vientiane. The annual per capita income of Kaysone Phomvihane City is US$2,041 (2018).[1] Kaysone Phomvihane has a large 15th-century Buddhist temple, Wat Sainyaphum, a Chinese temple, the Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Therese and a mosque. The Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge over the Mekong connects to Mukdahan Province in Thailand. EconomyKaysone Phomvihane is an important commercial center in southern Laos. The Savan-Seno Special Economic Zone (SASEZ) has attracted investment in manufacturing, trade and logistics. The city is home to a branch of the Lao Development Bank (LDB) on Oudomsin Road in Sounantha Village.[2] Name changeThe settlement was formerly called Khanthaboury. Then it became Savannakhet. Its name was changed to Kaysone Phomvihane in 2005, while retaining its status as the provincial capital of Savannakhet Province. The city is the birthplace of Kaysone Phomvihane, the first leader of Laos from 1975 to 1992 after the dissolution of the Kingdom of Laos. In 2018, its status was upgraded to that of a "city". In order to attain city status, a district or municipality must be financially self-sufficient and have a population of at least 60,000 people.[1] TransportThe Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge over the Mekong connects to Thailand's Mukdahan Province. The two-lane, 12-metre-wide (39 ft), 1,600-metre-long (5,250 ft) bridge opened in 2007. The city is served by Savannakhet Airport. ClimateSavannakhet features a tropical savanna climate (Aw) according to the Köppen climate classification.
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