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City profile · Laos · Asia

Pakse

Champasak Province · Laos
City population
77,900
#4
in Laos
#7,397
worldwide
VientianePakse
15.120, 105.799 · 465 km from Vientiane
City population
77,900
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Laos
#4
of 18 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#7,397
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Laos
1.0%
of the national population

About Pakse

Pakse is a city in Champasak Province, Laos with a population of 77,900. It is the 4th largest of the 18 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Laos, and the 7,397th largest worldwide. It lies 465 km from Vientiane.

Position in Laos
#4of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Champasak Province
Distance to capital
to Vientiane
Elevation
105 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Vientiane
Coordinates
15.120, 105.799
Record updated
2026-05-01
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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