Laos highlands

E683475

geographical region mountainous region

The Laos highlands are a mountainous, sparsely populated region of Laos known for their rugged terrain, ethnic diversity, and role within the opium-producing Golden Triangle area of Southeast Asia.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Northern Laos	3
northern Laos	3
Xieng Khouang Plateau	2
Laos highlands canonical	1
Xiangkhoang Plateau	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ mountainous region ⓘ
accessibility	relatively remote ⓘ
agriculturalPractice	slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ
borderingRegion	Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Thailand ⓘ northern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	tropical monsoon ⓘ
climateCharacteristic	cooler than lowlands ⓘ
country	Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ
developmentIssue	limited public services ⓘ poverty ⓘ
economicActivity	cash crops ⓘ forest product gathering ⓘ livestock raising ⓘ small-scale farming ⓘ
elevation	generally high ⓘ
environment	forested ⓘ
environmentIssue	deforestation risk ⓘ soil erosion risk ⓘ
ethnicCharacteristic	high ethnic diversity ⓘ
ethnicGroups	Akha NERFINISHED ⓘ Hmong NERFINISHED ⓘ Khmu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yao NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith	illicit drug trade ⓘ opium cultivation ⓘ
infrastructureLevel	limited ⓘ
knownFor	ethnic diversity ⓘ role in the Golden Triangle ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ
landUse	shifting cultivation ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ
locatedIn	Southeast Asia ⓘ
naturalResource	forest resources ⓘ watersheds for Mekong tributaries ⓘ
partOf	Golden Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Laos ⓘ northern Laos ⓘ
populationDensity	sparsely populated ⓘ
terrain	mountainous ⓘ rugged ⓘ
tourism	ethnic tourism ⓘ trekking ⓘ
transportation	mountain roads ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Golden Triangle region → associatedWith → Laos highlands ⓘ

Miao people → majorSettlementRegion → Laos highlands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Laos

Palaungic → geographicDistribution → Laos highlands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Laos

Palaungic languages → geographicDistribution → Laos highlands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Laos

Tai Lue → concentratedIn → Laos highlands ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Laos

Site 2 → locatedIn → Laos highlands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xieng Khouang Plateau

Luang Prabang International Airport → servesRegion → Laos highlands ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Laos

Site 1 → region → Laos highlands ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Laos

Site 23 → locatedOn → Laos highlands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xiangkhoang Plateau

Site 52 → locatedOn → Laos highlands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xieng Khouang Plateau