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Khamkeut district
ເມືອງຄຳເກີດ
District
Location of Khamkeut district in Laos
Location of Khamkeut district in Laos
CountryLaos
ProvinceBolikhamsai
Government
 • TypeCity Authority
 • Head of CityMr Bouneseume Paveekham (2012- )
Population
 • Total63,268
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area code054

18°10′45″N 104°56′39″E / 18.17917°N 104.94417°E / 18.17917; 104.94417

Main street, Lak Sao, Khamkeut district

Khamkeut is a district (muang) of Bolikhamsai province in central Laos.[1]

Khamkeut district was extensively bombed during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] As of 2018, Khamkeut District continued to experience deaths from previously unexploded ordnance.[2]

Settlements

Laotian settlements prefixed by the word Ban are usually small villages. Their names may appear with or without the prefix.

References

  1. ^ "Laos: Bolikhamsai: Khamkeut". World Gazetteer. Maplandia.
  2. ^ a b "Laos, Russia joint effort to clear UXO in Borikhamxay". Vientiane Times. 6 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018.


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