A fact from Champasak province appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 January 2013 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that Attapeu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouane, Luang Namtha, Luang Prabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Sainyabuli, Salavan, Savannakhet, Sekong, Xiangkhoang and the Vientiane Province and Prefecture form the provinces of Laos (mapped)? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2013/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Provinces of Laos.

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I created a stub for the na Champassak family. m.e. 10:42, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I believe the original "Champassack" is not the most common transliteration in English. It is certainly not the most commonly used in guides and transliterations in Laos and a basic Google query supports my view. As of 2009-06, an "English only" query yields the following:

• +champassack - 6 520 results
• +champassak - 35 300 "
• +champasak - 150 000 ".

As a result, I have moved the article to "Champasak Province". Champasak (town) was already named according to that convention.

Rdavout ( talk) 10:00, 1 June 2009 (UTC) reply