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Điện Biên (chữ Hán: 奠 邊) is a province in the Northwest region of Vietnam.It is bordered by Lai Châu to the northeast, Sơn La to the southeast, Pu'er City, Yunnan, China, to the northwest, and Phongsaly province in Laos to the west.
The provinces of Vietnam are subdivided into second-level administrative units, namely districts (Vietnamese: huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and district-level towns (thị xã).
Title: Lao Ha Yen, Thanh Dong Bien Gioi Alias: Dong Trieu Le Thuy Infantry battalions 115, 542, 564 Infantry regiment 209 Title: Song Lo Hoang Cam Infantry battalions 130, 154, 166 Division 316 Alias: Biên Hòa Colonel Le Quang Ba Commissar Chu Huy Man Infantry regiment 98 Vu Lang Infantry battalions 215, 439, 938 Infantry regiment 174
Dien Bien Phu was a serious defeat for the French and was the decisive battle of the Indochina war. [ 96 ] [ 97 ] [ 98 ] The garrison constituted roughly one-tenth of the total French Union manpower in Indochina, [ 99 ] and the defeat seriously weakened the position and prestige of the French; it produced psychological repercussions both in the ...
Điện Biên Phủ lies in Mường Thanh Valley, a 20 km (12 mi) long and 6 km (3.7 mi) wide basin sometimes described as "heart-shaped." It is on the western edge of Điện Biên Province, of which it is the capital, and is only about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the border with Laos .
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The district lies in the southeastern part of Điện Biên Province, to the immediate southeast of Điện Biên Phủ City, south of Tuần Giáo district, east of Điện Biên district, north/northwest of Sốp Cộp district and west of Sông Mã district and Thuận Châu district in Sơn La province.
The district is officially divided into 21 commune-level sub-divisions [1] (Hẹ Muông, Hua Thanh, Mường Lói, Mường Nhà, Mường Pồn, Na Tông, Na Ư, Noong Hẹt, Noong Luống, Núa Ngam, Pa Thơm, Phu Luông, Pom Lót, Sam Mứn, Thanh An, Thanh Chăn, Thanh Hưng, Thanh Luông, Thanh Nưa, Thanh Xương, Thanh Yên).