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Houaphanh province is one of the poorest areas of Laos. In 1998, three quarters of the population were classified as poor. In 2002 GDP per capita was US$ 50–204, compared to the national average of US$ 350. Socio-economic problems plague the province, with an infant mortality rate and access to safe
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Xam Neua, the provincial centre, is the most important market centre for regional trade. Many villagers come here to sell their goods, especially handicrafts and textiles that the people of the province are famed for. Saleu and Nasala villages in
Xiengkho District along Route 6 are noted for their
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launched a project in 2006 specifically covering 31 villages of Xam Neua and Samtay
Districts to wean people away from shifting cultivation practices and to eliminate opium addiction; as of 2006, opium was grown in the province in an area of about 30 ha. The project includes programs to increase
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in size, and is at an elevation of 800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft). The habitat is characterized as mixed deciduous forest, as well as dry evergreen forest, with stands of bamboo, and occasional conifers; cleared areas have been replaced by areas of secondary grassland. Key
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Nameuang Hot
Springs is another landmark amidst the valley of paddy fields on the way to Xam Neua, where there is the Houaiyad waterfall. The springs are the source of a small river. In Houaiyad village, crashed aircraft parts and cans of war relics are recycled into belts.
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and are seen along a 12-km mountain ridge in the southern part of the province. Local animists believe that the stone discs at the site once sat atop the megaliths and fed Jahn Han, the sky spirit. 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Sam Neua is the
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Bamboo is important in rural parts of the province and used as a principal building material. Women play a key role in the collecting of bamboo shoots. In
Viengxay District there are two bamboo processing factories that produce items such as
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is known as a "Hidden Cave City," the heart of the Pathet Lao
Liberation Movement in 1964 to 1975 when 20,000 people lived in the caves with facilities such as offices, hospital, temples, markets, school, and entertainment centre.
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of Laos, with many 2-metre-high (6.6 ft) stones. Apart from these finds, funerary burial sites with artifacts of ancient trinkets, standing rock slabs and stone disks were found. These archaeological finds are older than the
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to the west. The terrain is rugged, with dense, forested mountains forming much of the province, particularly on the western side. The main road running through the province is
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A tourism development plan has been created for the province, capitalizing on the caves as tourist attractions, providing information and services at the sites.
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for the Vietnamese market. Overall though, the bamboo industry is undeveloped, and many find it difficult to find profitable markets for their goods.
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cultivation and up to 10 percent involved in making handicrafts. Attempts to control poppy cultivation have been made through the
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Houaphanh province covers an area of 16,500 square kilometres (6,400 sq mi). The province is bordered by
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sites in northern Laos, dotted with about 2,000-year-old
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Nouhak Phoumsavan's House (Pathet Lao's founding father)
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A Dr. Siri Paiboun mystery set in Houaphanh province.
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1415:"Base Map:Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR)"
1353:. Official website of Laos Tourism. Archived from
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1874:. New York: Soho Press.
1653:. Asian Development Bank
1417:. UNOSAT. Archived from
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1678:. Lao Statistics Bureau
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1975:Luang Prabang province
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368:Luang Prabang province
292:This article contains
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2360:Luang Namtha province
1219:hdi.globaldatalab.org
1196:Wat Pho Xai, Xam Neua
1110:(standing stones) or
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2031:Xiangkhoang province
1843:. DIANE Publishing.
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1126:Ban Tham Buddha Cave
643:Important Bird Areas
457:Kingdom of Vientiane
220: • Density
2562:Sainyabuli province
1698:"Provinces of Laos"
1513:"Datazone: Nam Xam"
1421:on 17 November 2010
1379:(Map). Google Maps.
1100:World Heritage Site
858:Houameuang District
832:Viengthong District
743:), great hornbill (
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2514:Phongsaly province
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1997:Thanh Hóa province
1986:Houaphanh province
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1801:. Lonely Planet.
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1657:12 December
1334:Larkin 2001
1098:, a UNESCO
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875:ເມືອງຊຳໃຕ້
849:ເມືອງວຽງໄຊ
585:Ban Nampang
494:hid out in
418:Muang Phuan
163: /
151:103°49′59″E
92:ແຂວງ ຫົວພັນ
2689:Categories
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2605:Sainyabuli
2456:Xiengngeun
2446:Phoukhoune
2335:Viengthong
2320:Houameuang
2297:Ton Pheung
2208:Xaisomboun
2183:Sainyabuli
2158:Khammouane
2099:Prefecture
1704:1 November
1623:6 December
1583:6 December
1557:6 December
1522:8 November
1497:8 November
1472:8 November
1447:6 December
1443:. Ecoi.net
1425:4 December
1399:6 December
1301:2019-11-18
1224:2018-09-13
1166:Pathet Lao
1146:Ban Kenpha
1116:Stonehenge
1015:Demography
931:toothpicks
927:chopsticks
787:Lao script
589:Muong Vene
480:Pathet Lao
445:Lê Duy Mật
393:, and the
391:Pathet Lao
328:pronounced
308:Lao script
207:Population
148:20°20′00″N
70:April 2021
62:Wikivoyage
2667:Phou Kout
2615:Xienghone
2542:Phongsali
2522:Boun Neua
2451:Viengkham
2292:Pha Oudom
2255:Districts
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2178:Phongsaly
2153:Houaphanh
2148:Champasak
2106:Vientiane
1593:cite book
1361:7 January
1202:Citations
1112:megaliths
1039:Landmarks
919:floormats
901:ເມືອງແອດ
601:Poungthak
577:Muang Xon
573:Muang Peu
569:Muang Hom
565:Muang Pan
557:Houamuang
532:Geography
438:Muong Het
403:megaliths
229:Time zone
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2580:Kenethao
2547:Samphanh
2527:Boun Tay
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2436:Pak Seng
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2345:Xam Neua
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449:Gia Long
430:Đại Việt
353:Xam Neua
341:Houaphan
294:Lao text
188:Xam Neua
101:Province
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2595:Parklai
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2416:Nam Bak
2330:Sop Bao
2287:Pak Tha
2188:Salavan
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2009:Vietnam
1953:Vietnam
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1351:Regions
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608:Sông Mã
561:Chomsan
553:Muong U
538:Vietnam
515:Sop Hao
502:hid at
428:of the
412:History
380:Nam Sam
372:Route 6
360:Vietnam
345:Huaphan
215:310,976
184:Capital
176:Country
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2600:Phiang
2575:Hongsa
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2431:Pak Ou
2378:Namtha
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