Attapeu Province

Attapeu province is located in southern of Laos and has a total area of approximately 10,320 square kilometers.

The total population is about 120,000 people and Samakkhixay is it capital city. The province has five following districts:

Attapeu Province Map

1. Phouvong District
2. Samakkhixay District
3. Sanamxay District
4. Sanxay District
5. Xaysetha District

Attapeu shares borders with Vietnam in the east, Cambodia in the south, Sekong province in the north and Champasak province in the west. This a province is a home of a lot of groups of minorities people in Laos. The major tribes that found here are Kleum, katou, Alak, katang, Tahoy, Nge, Suay and Nyajeung. The early morning market is a great place to see these ethnic minorities, who come from all parts of the province to sell their product.

Nong Fa is the largest crater lake in the province, it has beautiful blue water all year round and surrounded by pine forests. Attapeu also is best known for its rivers, Sekong and Sekaman and also well-known over the country where they found a lot of gold nugget deposit along its rivers.

Sekong River
Sekong River Attapeu

Sekong river is also the source for agriculture, transportation and fishery for the people living along its banks of river.

Where to stay in Attapeu?

Phoutthavong Guest House:
A block from the river road, Attapeu
Telephone: (020) 981 8440

Souksomphone Guest House:
Town center
Telephone: (036) 211 046

Thanh Nga:
Travel center for Vietnamese
On the road to the bridge, Attapeu
Telephone: (036) 211 105

Dok Champa Hotel:
A kilometre east of the bus station, Attapeu
Telephoe: (020) 563 6311

Dok Champa Guest House:
Town center, Attapeu
Telephone: (036) 211 846

Aloonsotsai Guest House:
Across from the Lao Development Bank
Telephone: (036) 211 250

Saysekong Hotel:
On the river, Attapeu
Telephone: (020) 240 6844

Getting there!

Getting to Attpeu province is easy now as the new road linking Attapeu had been built and it's only 198 Km away from Pakse. There are buses leaving for Attapeu every day. Very soon people can get to Attapeu by plane as new airport is under construction and will be finished in a couple of years.

Attapeu province bus station

From this bus station people get on and off the buses to/from Pakse,Savannakhet and Vientiane.

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