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|native_name_lang = lo |settlement_type = Muang (district) |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = 300px |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = 150px |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Houaphanh |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |seat_type = |seat = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_mi2 = | timezone = UTC + 7 | utc_offset = +7 |latd=|latm=|lats=|latNS= |longd=|longm=|longs= |longEW= |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} Viengthong is a district (''muang'') of Houaphanh Province in north-eastern Laos.〔(Maplandia world gazetteer )〕 It is the gatway for the Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area (NPA), which is home to a number of endangered species including tiger. The park headquarters are located in the town. ==History== Before the Laotian Civil War, Viengthong District was under the same jurisdiction as Pak Xeng District, Luang Prabang Province and was a Buddhist settlement called Muang Hiem, which means "beware of the tiger", alluding to tiger attacks in the area. There was a temple called Vat Hiem on a nearby hill where the district government administration building sits today, but this was destroyed by American bombing during the Laotian Civil War. The only remnants are a stupa and an unexploded bomb lodged deep inside the earth, deemed not to be dangerous.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biking and Walking Around Viengthong )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viengthong District, Houaphanh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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