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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.
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]
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.
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]
Nậm Nhùn district was formed from portions of Mường Tè district and Sìn Hồ district under Act No.71/NQ-CP/2012 of the Government of Vietnam on November 2, 2012. [ 1 ] The district is subdivided to 11 commune-level subdivisions , including Nậm Nhùn township and the rural communes of: Hua Bum, Mường Mô, Nậm Chà, Nậm Hàng ...
Vietnam's capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters flooded streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country's north, killing at least 152 ...
HANOI (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Hanoi this week, Vietnamese and Russian state media said on Monday, highlighting Communist-ruled Vietnam's loyalty to Russia and ...
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]