20.416, 104.045 · 312 km from Vientiane
About Xam Nua
Xam Nua is a city in Houaphan, Laos with a population of 56,900. It is the 6th largest of the 18 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Laos, and the 10,134th largest worldwide. It lies 312 km from Vientiane.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Houaphan
Coordinates
20.416, 104.045
Record updated
1 May 2026
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.
Nearby Cities
All 18 in LaosClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.