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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 Thailand are administrative divisions of the government of Thailand. [4] The country is divided into 76 provinces ( Thai : จังหวัด , RTGS : changwat , pronounced [tɕāŋ.wàt] ) proper, with one additional special administrative area (the capital, Bangkok).
A number (first 12 - then 16) of these mueang, situated in the modern-day provinces of Điện Biên, Lai Châu, Sơn La as well as western parts of Lào Cai and Yên Bái grouped together and formed a long-term alliance, called Sip Song Chau Tai.
Tây Bắc (literally "Northwest") is one of the regions of Vietnam, located in the mountainous northwestern part of the country.It consists of six provinces: Điện Biên, Lai Châu, Sơn La, Hòa Bình, Lào Cai and Yên Bái are usually seen as part of the Northwest region.
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]
Pages in category "Districts of Lai Châu province" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L.
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.
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]