Lao Bao

Lao Bảo sits on the Sepon River, the natural border between Vietnam and Laos, at the western end of National Route 9 in Quảng Trị Province. Built by French colonial engineers in 1930 to link the Mekong towns to the Vietnamese coast, the route is now part of the East-West Economic Corridor connecting Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. The town is an active border-trade hub, with commerce in timber and goods crossing into Laos, and the jungle-fringed Annamite Range rising nearby.

• Population12,862
• Nearest water from center 0.8 km0.5 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 6.2 km3.9 mi