Champasak
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| Capital: | Pakxe |
| Area: | 15,415 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 575,600 (2004 est) |
| Pop. density: | 24 inh./km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | LA-CH |
| Geocode: | 1600 |
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Champasak (or Champassak, Lao ຈໍາປາສັກ) is a province in the south-west Laos, at the boundary to Thailand and Cambodia. It is one of the three principalities that succeeded the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang. Population: 500,994 (2001 estimate).
The river Mekong flows through the province.
The Khmer ruins of Wat Phu are located here.
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Template:Laos provincesde:Champasak ja:チャンパーサック県 nl:Khwaeng Champassak pl:Champassack