Pakse

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Pakse
ປາກເຊ
District & municipality
Pakse District
Champasak Palace Hotel, Pakse, formerly the palace of Prince Boun Oum Na Champassak
Champasak Palace Hotel, Pakse, formerly the palace of Prince Boun Oum Na Champassak
Pakse is located in Laos
Pakse
Pakse
Location in Laos
Coordinates: 15°07′N 105°47′E / 15.117°N 105.783°E / 15.117; 105.783
Country Laos
ProvinceChampasak province
DistrictPakse district
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
78,000
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Pakse (or Pakxe; French: Paksé; Laotian: ປາກເຊ [pȁːk séː] 'mouth of the river') is the capital and most populous city of the southern Laotian province of Champasak. Located at the confluence of the Xe Don and Mekong Rivers, the district had a population of approximately 77,900 at the 2015 Laotian census.[1]

History

The French established an administrative outpost in Pakse in 1905. The city was the capital of the Lao Kingdom of Champasak until 1946 when the Kingdom of Laos was formed. After the Franco-Thai war the French ceded Preah Vihear Province, formerly belonging to the French protectorate of Cambodia, and the part of Champasak Province located on the other side of the Mekong river from Pakse, which had been part of Laos, to Thailand.[2]

Demographics

In 1943, 62% of the population of Pakse were Vietnamese.[3] Today, Pakse is a centre of the Laotian Chinese community, with a large number of businesses being owned by Laotians of Chinese ancestry.[4]

Religion

Rows of golden statues of the Buddha seated, with yellow and red flowers, at Wat Phou Salao (Golden Buddha temple), in Pakse.

The population is predominantly Buddhist and the city has temples. These include: Wat Luang, which was built in 1935 and is the largest temple in Pakse, and the Chinese temple Wat Sopsé.[5]

Infrastructure

Health

There are 2 hospitals in the city.[6]

Transportation

Pakse International Airport construction was completed on 2 November 2009.[7]

Climate

Pakxe
Climate chart (explanation)
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Pakse has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Temperatures are higher in the months before the monsoon season (March–April). There is a wet season (April–October) and dry season (November–March).[8]

Climate data for Pakse (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.0
(98.6) 		38.8
(101.8) 		39.5
(103.1) 		41.1
(106.0) 		41.3
(106.3) 		38.3
(100.9) 		35.9
(96.6) 		35.0
(95.0) 		36.0
(96.8) 		36.7
(98.1) 		36.7
(98.1) 		36.6
(97.9) 		41.3
(106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0) 		33.7
(92.7) 		35.2
(95.4) 		35.8
(96.4) 		33.8
(92.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.6
(90.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8) 		27.8
(82.0) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.6
(87.1) 		29.5
(85.1) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.4
(81.3) 		26.8
(80.2) 		25.6
(78.1) 		27.9
(82.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.3
(75.7) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.2
(73.8) 		21.5
(70.7) 		19.5
(67.1) 		23.2
(73.8)
Record low °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		10.8
(51.4) 		10.1
(50.2) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.3
(68.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		19.8
(67.6) 		16.7
(62.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		8.9
(48.0) 		7.8
(46.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.4
(0.17) 		8.0
(0.31) 		24.9
(0.98) 		60.3
(2.37) 		203.4
(8.01) 		290.7
(11.44) 		422.4
(16.63) 		444.2
(17.49) 		367.2
(14.46) 		114.8
(4.52) 		24.0
(0.94) 		5.5
(0.22) 		1,969.9
(77.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1 1 3 6 16 20 23 24 20 11 4 1 129
Average relative humidity (%) 62 60 59 65 75 82 83 85 84 79 72 67 72.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 258.6 232.2 235.3 227.2 201.7 149.7 133.0 127.4 138.3 198.7 227.8 248.3 2,378.1
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[9]
Source 2: NOAA (humidity 1961–1990 and extremes),[10][11] The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933, 1936-1937)[12][13]

Tourism

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Pakse.

Visitors to Pakse's Champasak Province grew from 113,684 in 2006 to 493,180 in 2013.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Lao Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ Grabowsky, Volker. Regions and National Integration in Thailand 1892-1992. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1995.
  3. ^ Stuart-Fox, Martin (1997). A History of Laos. Cambridge University Press, p. 51. ISBN 978-0-521-59746-3.
  4. ^ Chinese capitalism in southeast Asia. New York, NY: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2017. ISBN 978-981-10-4695-7.
  5. ^ "Pakse Town". Southern Laos. Southern Laos. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Healthcare in Pakse". Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  7. ^ "Pakse; Information & Statistics,". Travel-Tourist-Information-Guide.com. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  8. ^ S.L, Tutiempo Network. "Climate Pakse - Climate data (489550)". www.tutiempo.net. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  9. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Pakse Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  11. ^ "Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  12. ^ The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933)
  13. ^ The Yearbook of Indochina (1936-1937)
  14. ^ "2013 Statistical Report on Tourism in Laos". Sabaidee Laos. Tourism Marketing Department, Lao PDR. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
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15°07′N 105°47′E / 15.117°N 105.783°E / 15.117; 105.783