Welcome to Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang is a province of Laos, located in the north of the country and about 400km from Vientiane (the capital of the country). The province’s population is estimated to currently have 430,000 inhabitants, consisting of 12 different ethnic groups. Luang Prabang District itself has a population of approximately 56.000 inhabitants, and the protected zone has 24,000 inhabitants. The city is built on an exceptional site formed by the confluence of the Mekong and the Nam Khan. The two rivers form a 300 m wide and 1 km long peninsula surrounded by mountainous massifs (Phou Thao, Phou Nang, Phou Xang, Phou Xuang)…