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2015 Population and Housing census - IPUMS Subset

Laos, 2015
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LAO_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Lao Statistics Bureau, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Lao People's Democratic Republic, Province 2015 [Level 1, GIS] (GEO1_LA2015)

Data file: LAO2015_PHC-H-H

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Type: Discrete
Start: 111
End: 113
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category
001 Vientiane Capital
002 Phongsaly
003 Luangnamtha
004 Oudomxay
005 Bokeo
006 Luangprabang
007 Huaphanh
008 Xayaboury
009 Xienkhuang
010 Vientiane Province
011 Borikhamxay
012 Khammuane
013 Savanakhet
014 Saravane
015 Sekong
016 Champasack
017 Attapeu
018 Xaysomboune
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Definition
GEO1_LA2015 identifies the household's province within the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2015. Provinces are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_LA2015 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for the Lao People's Democratic Republic can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

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