Luang Namtha (''Luang Nam Tha'') ( Lao: ມ. ຫລວງນໍ້າທາ) is a district and the capital of

Luang Namtha Province Luang Namtha (, ; literally 'royal sugar palm' or "'royal green river') is a province of Laos in the country's north. From 1966 to 1976 it formed, together with Bokeo, the province of Houakhong. Luang Namtha province covers an area of . Its pr ...

in northern

Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

. The city lies on the Tha River (''Nam Tha''). The Luang Namtha Museum is in the town.

History

From January through May 1962, troops from the

Royal Lao Army The Royal Lao Army (; – ARL), also designated by its anglicized title RLA, was the land component of the Royal Lao Armed Forces (FAR), the official military of the Kingdom of Laos during the North Vietnamese invasion of Laos and the Laotian C ...

(RLA) fought the

Pathet Lao The Pathet Lao (), officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and political organization, organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century. The group ultimately gained control over the entire country of ...

and

People's Army of Vietnam The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; , , ), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (), the People's Army () or colloquially the Troops ( ), is the national Military, military force of the Vietnam, S ...

in the Battle of Luang Namtha. The battle ended with the RLA's headlong retreat southward 150 kilometers across the

Mekong River The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth-longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third-longest in Asia with an estimated l ...

Climate

Transport

Road

It is connected by Highway 3 to the Thai border at

Houayxay Houayxay (, ; , ) (also ''Huoeisay'', ''Huai Sai'', ''Houei Sai'', ''Huay Xay'' or ''Huay Xai'') is a district in Bokeo Province, Laos, on the border with Thailand. The town lies on the Mekong River opposite Chiang Khong in Thailand. The Four ...

- Chiang Khong (), the Chinese border at Boten- Mengla County (), and the Burmese border at Xieng Kok- Kenglat.

Air

Luang Namtha is served by Louang Namtha Airport, south of the city.

Rail

It has 2 railway stations which served by Boten-Vientiane railway: Nateuy railway station at Nateuy and Boten railway station at Boten.

Gallery

File:LuangNamtha3 tango7174.jpg, Day market Image:Luang NamTha night market.JPG, Night market File:LuangNamtha ThatLuangNamtha2 tango7174.jpg, Luang Namtha stupa Image:Luang Namtha4.jpg, Harvesting rice File:LuangNamtha4 tango7174.jpg, Riverside guesthouse

References

External links

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Biodiversity Profile for Luang Namtha Province, 2003

Ethnic diversity in Luang Namtha - Laos

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{{Districts of North Laos Populated places in Luang Namtha Province