Luang Prabang is in Laos, in Luang Prabang Province. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Laos
City or region
Luang Prabang Province
Coordinates
19.8900 N, 102.1347 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
86
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Plain of Jars
Laos
118.2
Ban Chiang
Thailand
290.5
Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty
Vietnam
363.2
Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
People's Republic of China
364.2
Tràng An
Vietnam
397.0
The closest neighbor is Plain of Jars, 118.2 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Luang Prabang
English
Luang Prabang
Español
Lūang Phabāng
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 19.8900 N, 102.1347 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Luang Prabang: 86 sitelinks; closest neighbor Plain of Jars at 118.2 km