Bokeo province

Smallest and least populous province of Laos Province in LaosBokeo province ແຂວງ ບໍ່ແກ້ວProvinceMap of Bokeo provinceLocation of Bokeo province in LaosCoordinates: 20°18′00″N 100°25′01″E / 20.3°N 100.417°E / 20.3; 100.417CountryLaosCapitalBan HouayxayArea • Total6,196 km2 (2,392 sq mi)Population (2020 census) • Total203,468 • Density32.84/km2 (85.05/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)ISO 3166 codeLA-BKHDI (2022)0.592medium · 12th Bokeo (Lao: ບໍ່ແກ້ວ, pronounced [bɔ̄ː kɛ̂ːw]; literally 'gem mine'; previously, Hua Khong, meaning 'head of the Mekong') is a northern province of Laos. It is the smallest and second least populous province in the country. Bokeo has five districts: (Houay Xay, Tonpheung, Meung, Phaodom, and Paktha) and the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Ton Pheung district. Bokeo's provincial capital is Houayxay on the Mekong River. The province is in the Golden Triangle, at the border of Myanmar and Thailand. Geography Tree-cover loss year in Bokeo, 2001-2024, from the Global Forest Change dataset. Bokeo province is the smallest of the country's provinces, covering an area of 6,196 square kilometres (2