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Lào Cai ([làːw kāːj] ⓘ) is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Lào Cai Province . The city borders Bảo Thắng District , Bát Xát District , Sa Pa and the city of Hekou Yao Autonomous County , in Yunnan province of southwest China .
The border town of Lào Cai, which lies along the Red River and is the provincial capital has now prospered due to trade with China and is a booming city with a community of millionaires. Since 2006, Lào Cai has had city status and is the largest town in the region. An airport is planned to be built by 2020. [19] [22]
Sa Pa District is in Lào Cai Province, northwest Vietnam, 380 km northwest of Hanoi close to the border with China. The Hoàng Liên Sơn range of mountains dominates the district, which is at the eastern extremity of the Himalayas. This range includes Vietnam's highest mountain, Fan Si Pan, at a height of 3143 m above sea level.
Centrally controlled cities (thành phố trực thuộc trung ương) or municipalities are cities with significant importance in terms of politics, economy and culture of Vietnam that are under direct control of the Vietnamese Central government. There are currently six centrally controlled municipalities.
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh [1] 1.331.440 57,3007 ... Thanh Hóa province [8] 146.242 6,3510 ... Lào Cai province [45] 43.634 1,8951
Bát Xát is a rural district of Lào Cai province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 62,477. [1] The district covers an area of 1,050 km 2. The district capital lies at Bát Xát. [1]
{{|A provincial city}} |{{(Vietnamese: thành phố thuộc tỉnh) is a type of second-level subdivision of Vietnam. It has equal status along with urban districts, districts, municipal cities, and towns. [1] Also by virtue of Decree No. 42/2009/ND-CP, provincial cities are officially classified into Class-1, Class-2 or Class-3. [2]
Mường Khương is a rural district of Lào Cai province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. Mường is as variation of Mueang. As of 2003, the district had a population of 48,242. [1] The district covers an area of 552 km². The district capital lies at Mường Khương. [1]