Xe Bang Nouan

Xe Bang Nouan is a National Biodiversity Conservation Area in southern Laos, lying in Savannakhet and Salavan provinces and listed at about 150,000 hectares^[1]. It lies in the south of Savannakhet Province^[2].

The sources consulted give no species list for Xe Bang Nouan. It forms part of the system of national biodiversity conservation areas set up in Laos to protect wildlife and forest habitat.

The sources consulted give no detail on the vegetation of Xe Bang Nouan.

Relief is described as ranging from about 200 to 1,000 m, with flat to gently rolling land below 400 m north and south of the Xe Bang Nouan River and the river itself running through gorges in the centre.

Southern Laos has a monsoon climate, with a wet season and a dry season.

The sources consulted give no detail on the human history of the area.

Prime Minister's decree PM 164, issued on 29 October 1993, declared Laos's first eighteen National Biodiversity Conservation Areas, and Xe Bang Nouan was among the sites covered by that system.

Xe Bang Nouan lies alongside other protected areas: Dong Phou Vieng National Protected Area to the southeast and Phou Xang He National Protected Area to the north^[2].

The sources consulted mention no visitor facilities or developed access for Xe Bang Nouan.

Xe Bang Nouan is one of the national biodiversity conservation areas of Laos, the country's highest tier of protected area^[1].