Phongsali
Phongsali
ຜົ້ງສາລີ | |
|---|---|
| Phongsali District | |
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  Phongsali Location in Laos | |
| Coordinates: 21°41′N 102°06′E / 21.683°N 102.100°E | |
| Country |  Laos |
| Admin. division | Phongsaly Province |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 23,300 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Phongsali or Phongsaly (Lao: ຜົ້ງສາລີ) is the capital of Phongsaly Province, Laos. It is the northernmost provincial capital in Laos.
Languages
Climate
Phongsali has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwa).
| Climate data for Phongsali, elevation 1,300 m (4,300 ft), (1990–2019) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
24.1 (75.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.1 (68.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.5) |
19 (0.7) |
60 (2.4) |
100 (3.9) |
208 (8.2) |
251 (9.9) |
372 (14.6) |
339 (13.3) |
165 (6.5) |
96 (3.8) |
52 (2.0) |
39 (1.5) |
1,738 (68.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80.3 | 72.7 | 64.4 | 69.1 | 75.3 | 86.3 | 88.1 | 88.9 | 86.6 | 86.0 | 83.9 | 81.6 | 80.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 156.8 | 166.7 | 210.5 | 174.2 | 191.0 | 108.8 | 96.1 | 98.1 | 114.4 | 113.9 | 153.9 | 153.1 | 1,737.5 |
| Source 1: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SeaDelt (humidity and sun 2016–2022)[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Lao Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Climatology and agroclimatology atlas of the Lao People's Democratic Republic" (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Statistical Yearbook 2016–2022 ສະຖຕິ ປິ ະຈາ ປີ 2016–2022". Lao Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Planning and Investment. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
Further reading
- Kingsadā, Thō̜ngphet, and Tadahiko Shintani. 1999 Basic Vocabularies of the Languages Spoken in Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
- Shintani, Tadahiko, Ryuichi Kosaka, and Takashi Kato. 2001. Linguistic Survey of Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
- Kato, Takashi. 2008. Linguistic Survey of Tibeto-Burman languages in Lao P.D.R. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).