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Residence areas of Lao ethno-linguistic group: Lao-Tai

This dataset informs the location of Lao-Tai, one ethno-linguistic family in Lao PDR, by the proportions of residents in village, district and province.

Data Resources (7)

 
  • Shapefile
  • KML
  • GeoJSON

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Additional Info

Field Value
Dataset topic category Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
Language
  • English
  • Lao
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Dataset reference date August 28, 2018
GeoNames
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
West bounding coordinates 100.08948733032504
East bounding coordinates 107.07084652991942
South bounding coordinates 14.723546111937928
North bounding coordinates 22.47206363019849
Spatial Reference System WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) (CRS:84)
Completeness This dataset contains all of the data that is currently available to Open Development Laos (ODL).
Process Step The original shapefile has been downloaded from www.decide.la/en/. Then the estimated population of ethno-linguistic family has been calculated based on the given percentage of population and census 2005. Then the result was exported to various formats such as KML, GeoJSON, and CSV.
Lineage www.decide.la/en/ ; Lao Population and Housing Census 2005
Responsible party Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern CDE office in the Lao PDR, c/o Water Resources and Environment Administration MONRE Prime Minister\'s Office Lane Xang Avenue, Vientiane, Lao PDR Telephone: 856 (0) 30 988 1648 E-Mail: nccr@laopdr.com Lao Statistics Bureau Luang Prabang Road, Vientiane, Lao PDR Telephone: 856 (0) 21 214740, 856 (0) 21 242023 E-mail: nscp@etllao.com nscit@etllao.com Contact Data Service: 856-21-264322 E-mail: nscit@etllao.com Lao National Geographic Department Prime Minister\'s Office Compound, Ban Nahai Diou, Muang Chanthaburi, Vientiane, Lao PDR P O Box 2159, Vientiane, Laos Telephone: 856 (0) 21 214917, 856 (0) 21 218404, 856 (0) 21 218468 Fax: 856 (0) 21 214915 E-mail: ngdmap@laotel.com
Metadata creator information The dataset is based on Lao Population and Housing Census 2005. Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern CDE office in the Lao PDR, c/o Water Resources and Environment Administration MONRE Prime Minister\'s Office Lane Xang Avenue, Vientiane, Lao PDR Telephone: 856 (0) 30 988 1648 E-Mail: nccr@laopdr.com Lao Statistics Bureau Luang Prabang Road, Vientiane, Lao PDR Telephone: 856 (0) 21 214740, 856 (0) 21 242023 E-mail: nscp@etllao.com nscit@etllao.com Contact Data Service: 856-21-264322 E-mail: nscit@etllao.com Lao National Geographic Department Prime Minister\'s Office Compound, Ban Nahai Diou, Muang Chanthaburi, Vientiane, Lao PDR P O Box 2159, Vientiane, Laos Telephone: 856 (0) 21 214917, 856 (0) 21 218404, 856 (0) 21 218468 Fax: 856 (0) 21 214915 E-mail: ngdmap@laotel.com
Attributes Data Field: dcne = District name in English; dcnl = District name in Lao; did = District Code; pcne = Province name in English; pcnl = Province name in Lao; pid = Province Code; vcne = Village name in English; vcnl = Village name in Lao; vpdid = Village polygon code with district borders; vrpetab61 = Percentage of population of ethno-linguistic family Lao-Tai; eth_popula = Estimated population in the ethno-linguistic family based on the percentage;
License CC-BY-ND-4.0
Copyright Yes
Version 1
Date uploaded October 5, 2018, 07:30 (UTC)
Date modified October 24, 2019, 06:41 (UTC)