Odomxay Province
This mountainous northern province is wedged between Luang Prabang in the east, Phongsali in
the northeast, Sayaboury in the South and China sharing a small northern borders. Most of
Odomxay's
provincial population of 283000 is a mixtures of 23 ethnic groups such as Hmong, Iko, Khamu,
Lamet, and Thaidam.
The capital, Muang Say, lies between two strings of Hmong villages where the hill people have
settle. Eleven kilometers east of the town is a pretty waterfall, the Lak-Sip-Et falls. A traditional
salt-extraction cooperative and a hot spring can be visited at Ban Luang La.
Contents adapted from publications by the National Tourism Authority of Lao PDR.
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