Sepon River

The Sepon River ( vi, Sông Xê-pôn, Lao: ''Se Pon'') is a small river at

Lao Bảo Lao Bảo is a small town in Hướng Hóa District of Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam, located in the North Central Coast region, near the border with Laos. Its population is approximately 30,000. As Lao Bảo is located in an advantaged area ...

border area of Quảng Trị Province,

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and Savannakhet Province of Laos. It forms a

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between Vietnam and

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

. One side of the river belongs to Vietnam and other belongs to Laos. The Sepon River is one metre deep and approximately 100 m wide. The water is fresh and clean in summer because it is not near any industry. Surrounding the Sepon River is jungle. The Sepon River belongs to Hướng Hóa District of Vietnam and Savannakhet Province of Laos. Therefore, it is a main artery for the two provinces near there (Lao Bảo and the city of

Savannakhet Savannakhet (ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ), officially named Kaysone Phomvihane ( lo, ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ; th, ไกสอน พมวิหาน) since 2005 and previously known as ''Khanthaboury'' (ຄັນທະ ...

). It is used for buying and exchange trade and commerce in Lao Bảo and Savan of Laos. Every day, there are several motor boat to-and-fro here for supplying goods coming to Lao Bảo town. The Sepon is regarded as a trade bridge linking Vietnam and

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, in order to exchange trade. In addition, one can come cross into Laos from Vietnam border by motorboat, which takes about 30 minutes to the Savan Province of Laos. Rivers of Quảng Trị province Rivers of Laos International rivers of Asia Laos–Vietnam border Rivers of Vietnam {{Vietnam-river-stub