Lao Bảo is a small town in Hướng Hóa District of Quảng Trị Province,

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

, located in the

North Central Coast Bắc Trung Bộ (literally North Central Region, and often translated as North Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of six provinces: Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên–Hu� ...

region, near the border with

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

. Its population is approximately 30,000. As Lao Bảo is located in an advantaged area of commerce and border trade between

and Laos, this small town has opportunities to do business and exchange timber with Laos and

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

for profit. Although it is a small town in the border area, it also provides several jobs for the people there. In comparison with the provincial capital of

Đông Hà Đông Hà () is the capital of Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam. Đông Hà is situated at the crossroads of National Highway 1A and Route 9, part of the East–West Economic Corridor (EWEC). It lies on the North–South Railway (Reunificatio ...

in standard of individual earnings, the earnings of inhabitants of Lao Bao are higher. In Lao Bảo the

Sepon River The Sepon River ( vi, Sông Xê-pôn, Lao: ''Se Pon'') is a small river at Lao Bảo border area of Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam and Savannakhet Province of Laos. It forms a border between Vietnam and Laos. One side of the river belongs to V ...

(Vietnamese: ''Sông Xê-pôn'') is the border line between Hướng Hóa and the Savan province of Laos. This river is only 1 meter in depth and its width is about 100 metres. Surrounding the river is a jungle with large, tall trees. Several commerce and trade initiatives with Laos and Thailand have been recently developed in Lao Bảo.

Border Crossing

An international border crossing between

and

is located in Lao Bảo and called the Lao Bao International Border Gate. The checkpoint on the Lao side is called the Dansavan International Border Gate, located in Dansavan village, Savannakhet Province, Laos. Besides conventional Vietnamese visas, the Lao Bao International Border Gate is also an entry point for Vietnamese Evisas.

Gallery

File:Cửa khẩu quốc tế Lao Bảo.jpg, The Lao Bảo international border, between Laos and Vietnam. File:Khu cho Lao Bảo.JPG, A shopping mall in the Lao Bảo special economic zone.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lao Bao Populated places in Quảng Trị province Communes of Quảng Trị province Laos–Vietnam border crossings