Northwest (Vietnam)

Region of Vietnam

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Place in Vietnam

Northwest (Vietnam)

Tây Bắc Bộ

Location of the Tây Bắc (Northwest) region in Vietnam

Country|  Vietnam
Area

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• Total

| 50,565.71 km2 (19,523.53 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[1]

• Total

| 4,911,370
• Density| 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
GDP

• Total| VND 190 trillion
US$ 8.3 billion (2021)
Time zone| UTC+7 (UTC +7)
HDI (2022)| 0.685[3]
high · 4th

Tây Bắc (literally "Northwest") is one of the regions of Vietnam, located in the mountainous northwestern part of the country. It consists of six provinces: Điện Biên, Lai Châu, Sơn La, Hòa Bình, Lào Cai and Yên Bái are usually seen as part of the Northwest region. It has a population of 4.9 million (2022) and it is fully landlocked.

## Geography

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Further information on the mountain range: Sông Mã Range

## History

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A large area of the region was previously a part of the Sip Song Chau Tai, Tai-Meo Autonomous Region, which was dissolved in 1954. It was renamed the "Northwest Autonomous Region" (Khu Tự trị Tây Bắc) in 1961, in order to not highlight just two of the many ethnic groups in this zone. The autonomy was rescinded after the Fall of Saigon of 1975.[4][5]

## Provinces

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Statistics of Northwest Vietnam (Tây Bắc)  Province-
Level
Division  | Capital  | Population

(2023)[1]

| Area
(in km2)[1][2]

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Điện Biên | Điện Biên Phủ | 646,170  | 9,539.93
Hòa Bình | Hòa Bình City | 880,470  | 4,590.30
Lai Châu | Lai Châu | 489,270  | 9,068.73
Lào Cai | Lào Cai | 779,910  | 6,364.25
Sơn La | Sơn La | 1,313,330  | 14,109.83
Yên Bái | Yên Bái | 855,550  | 6,892.67

## See also

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* Regions of Vietnam

Wikimedia Commons has media related to
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## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Area, population and population density by province". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 12 April 2024. – Interactive table which you can view by making your selection in three boxes: (1) Cities, provinces: Select all; (2) Year: Select 2023; (3) Items: Select all.
2. ^ a b Phê duyệt và công bố kết quả thống kê diện tích đất đai năm 2022 [Approve and announce the results of land area statistics in 2022] (Decision 3048/QĐ-BTNMT) (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 18 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
4. ^ Bruce M. Lockhart; William J. Duiker (2006). "Tây Bắc". The A to Z of Vietnam. Scarecrow Press. pp. 355–356.
5. ^ Jean Michaud (2006). "Tay Bac Autonomous Region". Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif. Scarecrow Press. pp. 232–233.

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Northwest|

* Điện Biên
* Lai Châu
* Lào Cai
* Sơn La

Red River Delta|

* Bắc Ninh
* Hưng Yên
* Ninh Bình

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Districts of Northwest Vietnam

Điện Biên province|

* Điện Biên Phủ city※
* Mường Lay town
* Điện Biên
* Điện Biên Đông
* Mường Ảng
* Mường Chà
* Mường Nhé
* Nậm Pồ
* Tủa Chùa
* Tuần Giáo

Hòa Bình province|

* Hòa Bình city※
* Cao Phong
* Đà Bắc
* Kim Bôi
* Lạc Sơn
* Lạc Thủy
* Lương Sơn
* Mai Châu
* Tân Lạc
* Yên Thủy

Lai Châu province|

* Lai Châu city※
* Mường Tè
* Nậm Nhùn
* Phong Thổ
* Sìn Hồ
* Tam Đường
* Tân Uyên
* Than Uyên

Lào Cai province|

* Lào Cai city※
* Sa Pa town
* Bắc Hà
* Bảo Thắng
* Bảo Yên
* Bát Xát
* Mường Khương
* Si Ma Cai
* Văn Bàn

Sơn La province|

* Sơn La city※
* Mộc Châu town
* Bắc Yên
* Mai Sơn
* Mường La
* Phù Yên
* Quỳnh Nhai
* Sông Mã
* Sốp Cộp
* Thuận Châu
* Vân Hồ
* Yên Châu

Yên Bái province|

* Yên Bái city※
* Nghĩa Lộ town
* Lục Yên
* Mù Cang Chải
* Trạm Tấu
* Trấn Yên
* Văn Chấn
* Văn Yên
* Yên Bình

※ denotes provincial seat.

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