Xam Neua

Xam Neua ເມືອງຊຳເໜືອ Sam Neua or Samneua
District & municipality
Xam Neua District
Xam Neua Location in Laos
Coordinates: 20°24′54″N 104°02′53″E / 20.415°N 104.048°E / 20.415; 104.048
Country	Laos
Admin. division	Houaphanh Province
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	56,900
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)

Xam Neua (Lao: ຊຳເໜືອ, romanized: Sam Nư̄a, [sám nɯ̌a̯], sometimes transcribed as Sam Neua or Samneua, literally 'northern swamp'; French: Xam-Nua), is the capital of Houaphanh Province, Laos, in northeast Laos.