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Lai Châu province is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Vietnam, and it shares a border with China. It was once a semi-independent White Tai confederation known as Sip Song Chau Tai , but was absorbed by France into French Indochina in the 1880s and subsequently became part of Vietnam following Vietnamese independence in 1954.
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Tân Uyên is a rural district of Lai Châu province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It was established in 2008. Its area come from the southern half of Than Uyên district. As of 2019, the district had a population of 58,104. [1] [2] The district covers an area of 903.27 km 2. The district capital lies at Tân Uyên.
Phong Thổ is a rural district of Lai Châu province [3] in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the district had a population of 79,645. [2] The district covers an area of 1034.60 km 2. [1] The district's capital is Phong Thổ. [4]
Lai Châu town square in 2006. Lai Châu, or Muang Lay (Vietnamese: Mường Lay) was the seat of lords of the White Tai who were dominant over other Thai peoples of the area, though there was rivalry between the White Tai rulers of Muang Lay and Muang So. [2]
Regions of Vietnam Topographic map of Vietnam. Vietnam is located on the eastern margin of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,211.6 square kilometres (127,881.5 sq mi), of which about 25% was under cultivation in 1987. It borders the Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Thailand, and Pacific Ocean, along with China, Laos, and Cambodia.
Than Uyên is a rural district of Lai Châu province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2019, the district had a population of 67,550. [1] [2] The district covers an area of 1,630 km². The district capital lies at Than Uyên. [2]
Gia Lai – Kon Tum – administrative grouping of Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces between 1975 and 1991. Gò Công – existed from 1900 until the Vietnamese reunification of 1976. Hà Bắc – administrative grouping of Bắc Giang and Bắc Ninh provinces between 1962 and 1996. Hà Đông – existed from 1904 until 1965.