Nakhon Champassak province

Nakhon Champassak จังหวัดนครจัมปาศักดิ์
Province of Thailand
1941–1946
Flag
Nakhon Champassak Province in green
Capital	Champasak
History
History
• Franco-Thai War	9 May 1941
• Thailand returns annexed territories to French Indochina[1]	17 November 1946
Preceded by Succeeded by French protectorate of Cambodia French Laos French protectorate of Cambodia French Laos
Today part of	Cambodia  Laos

Nakhon Champassak Province (also spelled Nakorn Champassak; Thai: นครจัมปาศักดิ์; RTGS: Nakhon Champasak) was a former province in Thailand established in 1941 following the annexation of territories of French Indochina. The province was dissolved and returned to France in 1946.

History[]

Nakhon Champassak was one of the provinces created as a result of the Franco-Thai War when Vichy France agreed to cede Meluprey and Thala Barivat province from Cambodia and the cis-Mekong part of Champasak Province from Laos to Thailand.^[2] The two sections were merged to form Nakhon Champassak Province. After World War II ended with the victory of the Allies, the post-war administration in France threatened to block Axis-aligned Thailand's admission into the newly formed UN. Finally in 1946 this province was dissolved and returned to France.

Administrative divisions[]

Nakhon Champassak was divided into five districts (amphoe) and a minor district (king amphoe). The list below are the districts of the province. The one in italics is a minor district.

See also[]

• Lan Chang Province
• Phra Tabong Province
• Phibunsongkhram Province
• Franco-Thai relations
• Cambodian-Thai border dispute

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