Pha Oudom is a district (muang) of Bokeo province in northwestern Laos.

[2] The district is remote and mountainous can be divided into two regions: highlands at 800 metres above sea level which comprises about 65% of the land area and lowlands at 400 metres elevation.

[3] The Nam Tha River is the chief watercourse in the district.

Pha Oudom contains 94 villages, 54 of them are among the poorest communities in Laos.

[2] The economy is based on rice farming and animal husbandry including buffalo.