Luang Prabang LAO PDR

Presented by: Governor of Province

Location of

Phongsali

Oudomxay HoaPhanh Luang PraBang PROVINCE

Saygnabouly XiengKhaung

Vientiane Provincial Natural Resources

• River and its Tributaries • Streams and Waterfalls • Forest conservation and green areas • Cave and Mountainous landscape • Attraction Natural Sites

Luang Prabang Architecture

• Luang Prabang •Temples in Museum, A Luang Prabang former Royal Palace

• Ancient •Lao Temple houses UNESCO’s List: Luang Prabang A World Heritage Site on 2nd December 1995

Celebration of the Ten Years Anniversary in 2005

Population of Luang Prabang Population growth of the Town 80,000 ¾ Luang Prabang Town has population about 70,000 76,000 60,000 ¾ with high density of 96 50,000 persons per sq. km Femal e ¾ population growth: 40,000 1.05% To t a l 30,000

„ Total population of the 20,000 Province is 405,949 10,000 „ 24 persons per sq. km density 0 Growth 300,000

• Number of Tourist in 2006: 275,154 250,000 increase 164,914 from the year 2000 200,000 Foreign Visitors 150,000 • Generate revenue about 36,7 millions Total USD in 2005 100,000 Visitors

50,000

0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

As a consequence, increase in 180

160 155 „ Accommodation 146 „ Hotel 140 „ Guest House 123 125 120 114 108 108 109 110 „ Market 100 Hot el „ Night Market Guest house 80 80 70 70 Rest au ar n t „ Tour agency Tour agency 60 54 Tourist site „ Restaurant 42 40 „ Tourist Site 21 22 Total sites survey 17 17 109 includes 50 20 11 12 13 nature, 50culture and 9 historical 0 sites in 2005 Access to Luang Prabang

To Hanoi Land Transport Vietnam

2508 River Transport R3 13N

1C

4B

4A 7 To Chiengmai 4 Xieng Air Transport Khaung 13N

Thailand 13S

To Bangkok To

• The National Road No. 13 Pass through the Town

• Accesses in the Town’s centre • Main Road within the Town Traffic Signs use on the road and Traffic Circulation

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Road Network in the Town of Luang Prabang

Mass transport is privatized within and from the town •Grand Bus transport Tuk tuk (tricycle) and Small from Town Pickup as the taxi transport 24000 to town 23000 22000 Statistic Of Vehicles (Year and 21000 Motobike 20000 2000 to Year 2006) Province to 19000 18000 province 17000 16000 15000 Tuk tuk 14000 13000 12000 Quantity 11000 • Wheeled 10000 Car 9000 (mini bus) 8000 7000 for groups 6000 transport, 5000 4000 Bus & Truck especially 3000 2000 tourists 1000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year Negative Impacts on environment

Chaos on the Road related to

„ Higher Congestion in the Town’s centre

„ Air and Noise Pollutions Air and Noise Pollutions „ Overloaded garbage

„ Violation of Traffic Regulation

„ Road’s Condition

„ Untidy Construction

Number of Accidents on the road

Statistic Of Accidents (Year 2000 to Year 2006) 450 430 410 Motobike 390 370 350 Tuk tuk 330 310 290 270 Car 250 Cause serious injured and

Quantity 230 great lost of property 210 190 Bus & Truck 170 150 130 Injured 110 90 70 50 Died 30 10 -10 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year Provincial development strategy

„ To develop Luang Prabang as a tourism centre, and cultural, natural and historical sites, and to promote Luang Prabang as a linked land and a wonderful holiday town.

„ To make Luang Prabang as a peaceful, convenient, clean and beautiful town.

Decision of the Governor of Luang Prabang on Traffic Circulation and Improvement of Traffic regulation in Luang Prabang Town

Traffic Circulation

ZONE I

ZONE II

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ZONE III Achievements of the Governor’s Decision

• Conservation world heritage is enhancing

• Urban expansion facilities have been addressed

• Traffic Congestion in the Town’s centre has declined

• Pollution surrounding the Town is diminishing

• Number of Accidents has dropped

„ Luang Prabang Urban „ Approved by the Governor and based Development Plan on SCOT By Maison du Patrimoine, Luang Prabang heritage Office

„ the establishment of Luang Prabang Municipality of the Province New urban area „ The area included the left bank on the opposite of the town’s center across the Mekong River

„ New urban expansion under the heritage conservation area

„ Road network construction and improvement

„ bypass and Bridge network „ Mekong river bridge Project A map studied by SCOT: the bypass connect to the Mekong bridge

Mekong River Municipality of Luang Prabang Bypass

Khan NR No. 13 River

Mekong Bridge Project Bypass and bridge network The most suitable bridge network location of Mekong will overcome: Bridge • heavy traffic and heavy transport pass through the Town • Problem of urban area expansion to the left bank and the local Luang Prabang’s commute • Difficulty of Luang Prabang to be linked to the northwest and a gateway to neighboring countries Benefits and Difficulties of implementation actions at the Town level

„ Benefits

„ Priority of the Development Policy by the Central Government

„ Project Assistance under the World Heritage of UNESCO

„ Governor’s direct instruction of implementation actions of the Town municipality

„ Difficulties

„ Human resource and budget allocation insufficiency

„ Public awareness on traffic regulations, especially the young people „ Limitation of the Town area and narrow road

„ Lake of the traffic circulation system and facilities

Thank You.