Sekong (or Xekong; Lao ເຊກອງ) is the capital city of Sekong Province, Sekong District, Laos. It was created in 1984 after it was ascertained that Ban Phon's unexploded ordnance made it uninhabitable.[2]
Sekong ເຊກອງ | |
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  Sekong Location in Laos | |
| Coordinates: 15°20′40″N 106°43′03″E / 15.34444°N 106.71750°E | |
| Country |  Laos |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 35,000 |
Climate
| Climate data for Sekong (1990–2019) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) | 34.1 (93.4) | 36.1 (97.0) | 36.0 (96.8) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.4 (90.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.8 (91.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) | 10 (0.4) | 37 (1.5) | 87 (3.4) | 164 (6.5) | 189 (7.4) | 303 (11.9) | 272 (10.7) | 239 (9.4) | 98 (3.9) | 32 (1.3) | 4 (0.2) | 1,437 (56.7) |
| Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[3] | |||||||||||||