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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.
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).
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 (listen ⓘ) is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital city of Lai Châu Province . The city borders Phong Thổ District , Sìn Hồ District và Tam Đường District .
Nậm Nhùn is a rural district of Lai Châu province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2012, the district had a population of 24,165. [2] The district covers an area of 1,388.08 km 2. The district capital lies at Nậm Nhùn.
Mường Tè is a rural district of Lai Châu province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2019, the district had a population of 46,143. [2] [3] The district covers an area of 2,679.34 km². The district capital lies at Mường Tè. [3] Mường is equivalent to Mueang.
The total peripheral area, the Hoang Lien Son-Van Ban section, is 38,724 hectares (149.51 sq mi), [5] consisting of Sa Pa town and a few communes within Sa Pa and Van Ban districts, Lao Cai Province; and 2 communes within Phong Tho district, Lai Chau. There are six ethnic groups living in this area, with Dao and H'mong people being the majority ...