Sainyabuli, (Lao: ໄຊຍະບູລີ; alternatively spelled Xaignabouli, Xayaburi, or Xayaboury) is the capital of Sainyabuli Province, Laos. It lies on Route 4 which along with Route 13 connects it to Luang Prabang, roughly 80 kilometres northeast by road and to the Thai border across the Luang Prabang Range in the southwest. A passport control point is in the area. Sainyabuli Airport lies southwest of the town.
Sainyabuli ເມືອງໄຊຍະບູລີ | |
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| Sainyabuli District | |
 Ferry berth, Sainyabuli | |
  Sainyabuli Location in Laos | |
| Coordinates: 19°15′N 101°45′E / 19.250°N 101.750°E | |
| Country |  Laos |
| Province | Sainyabuli |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 75,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
The capital stands on the banks of the Nam Hung, a tributary of the Mekong River towards the northern end of the province. The area is allegedly a heartland for military involvement in illegal timber trade.[2]
Landmarks
Wat Si Bun Huang, a Buddhist temple of over 500 years vintage lies in the southern part of the town. Also of note is Wat Si Phan Don, noted for its diamond-shaped stupa and Wat Sisavang Vong, reputedly erected by King Sisavang Vong himself on the site of a former temple.[3] The town contains a museum and library and two bus terminals each of which are about 2 kilometres north and south of the town respectively.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Sainyabuli (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 42.9 (109.2) | 42.0 (107.6) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.0 (96.8) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.9 (94.8) | 33.8 (92.8) | 42.9 (109.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) | 30.1 (86.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.0 (77.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.5 (68.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.5 (68.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 4.8 (40.6) | 4.8 (40.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.3 (0.52) | 11.9 (0.47) | 45.8 (1.80) | 110.5 (4.35) | 172.8 (6.80) | 152.4 (6.00) | 222.4 (8.76) | 258.5 (10.18) | 249.1 (9.81) | 91.0 (3.58) | 30.3 (1.19) | 17.7 (0.70) | 1,375.7 (54.16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 121 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 180.8 | 193.7 | 174.3 | 178.3 | 170.6 | 131.5 | 107.6 | 106.4 | 138.2 | 161.6 | 171.2 | 172.6 | 1,886.8 |
| Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (extremes)[5] | |||||||||||||
References
External links
Sayabouly travel guide from Wikivoyage
