Muang Mang

Muang Mang is an older name associated with the Salavan country of southern Laos. Its lands stretch from the Mekong toward the mountains in the east and include part of the Bolaven Plateau. Mon-Khmer-speaking communities inhabited the region, which became part of the kingdom of Champasak. In 1828, following upheaval in the Lao kingdoms, the Siamese gave Salavan its later name.