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The Khmu were the indigenous inhabitants of northern Laos. It is generally believed the Khmu once inhabited a much larger area. After the influx of Thai/Lao peoples into the lowlands of Southeast Asia, the Khmu were forced to higher ground (), above the rice-growing lowland Lao and below the Hmong/Mien groups that inhabit the highest regions, where they practiced swidden agriculture. [5]
Khmu (population of 389,694 in Laos) [2] Khuen (population of approximately 8,000 in Laos) [2] Mal (population of 23,200 in Laos) [2] Mlabri (population of 24 in Laos, [2] also known as the Yumbri) O'du [2] Phai (population of 15,000 in Laos) [2] Xinh Mul (population of 3,164 in Laos, including Phong-Kniang and Puoc, also known as the Sing Mun) [6]
In the ancient time, the Khmu Chuang lived in the southern part of Khmuic territory which is the area of the present day southern Laos). The Khmu Kaye lived in the eastern part of Khmuic territory which is the area of the present day Xiengkhuang province. Be in mind that some scholars confuse Khmu Cheuang [cɯaŋ] and Khmu Chuang [cuaŋ].
The population of the province as of the 2015 census was 244,684. [4] ... Like many ethnic groups in Lao the Khmu practice their own form of animism. The Khmu are ...
Laos has a 21% urban concentration, with the largest city being capital of Vientiane (est. 500,000 population). The rate of urbanization is growing in Laos but is considerably lower than any of the bordering countries of Vietnam, Thailand or Cambodia. Most of the Lao population is agrarian.
According to local history books, [3] the first people who settled in Oudomxay around the year 700 were "Khom" (also known as Khmu).About 1260, Lao Ly came from the region of Sipsongpanna in southern China and built a village called Ban Luang Cheng ("big village" or "big district") in the area of today's province capital Muang Xay.
Phou Pheung mountain is approximately 916 m (3,005 ft). During the Vietnam War, [2] [3] combat between the American allies, the Hmong, and the Pathet Lao, The Laos Marxist government, and the Communist North Vietnamese People's Army took place on the mountain. Phou Pheung mountain runs from east to west and is rocky, and is covered in tropical ...
The Khmu are the largest ethnic group in Oudomxay, at 59% of the population; the Lue account for 10% of the population; and the Hmong make up 14% of the provincial population. The Khmu are also the main ethnic group in Luang Prabang, with 47% of the population; the Lao ethnic group makes up 29% of the population; and the Hmong account for 16% ...