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'''Lào Cai''' ({{IPA-vi|làːw kāːj||Lao Cai.ogg}}) is a city in the [[Northwest (Vietnam)|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]]. It lies at the junction of the [[Red River (Vietnam)|Red River]] (Sông Hồng) and the [[Nanxi River (Yunnan)]] approximately 160 miles (260 km) northwest of [[Hanoi]].<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/place/Lao-Cai Lào Cai profile in Britannica Online Encyclopedia]</ref> |
'''Lào Cai''' ({{IPA-vi|làːw kāːj||Lao Cai.ogg}}) is a city in the [[Northwest (Vietnam)|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]]. It lies at the junction of the [[Red River (Vietnam)|Red River]] (Sông Hồng) and the [[Nanxi River (Yunnan)]], approximately 160 miles (260 km) northwest of [[Hanoi]].<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/place/Lao-Cai Lào Cai profile in Britannica Online Encyclopedia]</ref> |
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It is a market town for timber, and the [[Lào Cai Railway Station]] is located on the [[Hải Phòng]] railway to Yunnan Province in China. |
It is a market town for timber, and the [[Lào Cai Railway Station]] is located on the [[Hải Phòng]] railway to Yunnan Province in China. |
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|Dec low C = 14.3 |
|Dec low C = 14.3 |
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|year low C = 20.0 |
|year low C = 20.0 |
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|Jan record high C = |
|Jan record high C = 31.4 |Jan record low C = 1.4 |
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|Feb record high C = 34.6 |Feb record low C = 5.6 |
|Feb record high C = 34.6 |Feb record low C = 5.6 |
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|Mar record high C = 38.0 |Mar record low C = 6.8 |
|Mar record high C = 38.0 |Mar record low C = 6.8 |
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|Apr record high C = |
|Apr record high C = 41.7 |Apr record low C = 10.0 |
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|May record high C = |
|May record high C = 42.8 |May record low C = 14.8 |
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|Jun record high C = 41.0 |Jun record low C = 18.7 |
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|Jul record high C = |
|Jul record high C = 40.4 |Jul record low C = 20.0 |
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|Aug record high C = 40.0 |Aug record low C = 17.3 |
|Aug record high C = 40.0 |Aug record low C = 17.3 |
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|Sep record high C = |
|Sep record high C = 38.6 |Sep record low C = 15.8 |
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|Oct record high C = 37.2 |Oct record low C = 8.8 |
|Oct record high C = 37.2 |Oct record low C = 8.8 |
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|Nov record high C = 34.8 |Nov record low C = 5.8 |
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|Dec record high C = 32.8 |Dec record low C = 2.8 |
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|year record high C = 42.8 |year record low C = 1.4 |
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|rain colour = green |
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|Jan |
|Jan rain mm = 22 |
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|Feb |
|Feb rain mm = 33 |
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|Mar |
|Mar rain mm = 58 |
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|Apr |
|Apr rain mm = 129 |
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|May |
|May rain mm = 171 |
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|Jun |
|Jun rain mm = 239 |
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|Jul |
|Jul rain mm = 302 |
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|Aug |
|Aug rain mm = 355 |
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|Sep |
|Sep rain mm = 222 |
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|Oct |
|Oct rain mm = 153 |
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|Nov |
|Nov rain mm = 54 |
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|Dec |
|Dec rain mm = 27 |
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|year rain mm = 1764 |
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|Jan rain days = 7.8 |
|Jan rain days = 7.8 |
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|Feb rain days = 8.8 |
|Feb rain days = 8.8 |
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|Dec humidity = 85.8 |
|Dec humidity = 85.8 |
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|year humidity = 84.6 |
|year humidity = 84.6 |
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|Jan sun = 80 |
|Jan sun = 80.4 |
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|Feb sun = |
|Feb sun = 76.9 |
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|Mar sun = |
|Mar sun = 105.0 |
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|Apr sun = |
|Apr sun = 144.9 |
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|May sun = |
|May sun = 189.2 |
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|Jun sun = |
|Jun sun = 148.9 |
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|Jul sun = |
|Jul sun = 166.6 |
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|Aug sun = |
|Aug sun = 168.1 |
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|Sep sun = |
|Sep sun = 162.5 |
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|Oct sun = |
|Oct sun = 129.9 |
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|Nov sun = |
|Nov sun = 105.4 |
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|Dec sun = |
|Dec sun = 110.6 |
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|year sun = |
|year sun = 1588.4 |
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|source 1 = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology<ref name=IBST>{{cite web |
|source 1 = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology<ref name=IBST>{{cite web |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180722172120/http://ibst.vn/DATA/nhyen/QCVN%2002-2009%20BXD%20So%20lieu%20tu%20nhien.pdf |
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| title = Vietnam Building Code Natural Physical & Climatic Data for Construction |
| title = Vietnam Building Code Natural Physical & Climatic Data for Construction |
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| publisher = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology |
| publisher = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology |
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| access-date = 3 August 2018}}</ref> |
| access-date = 3 August 2018}}</ref> |
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|source 2 = The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933)<ref>[https://seadelt.net/Asset/Source/Document_ID-247_No-01.PDF The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933)]</ref>}} |
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===Topography and geology=== |
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The city has diverse topographical and geological features, including hill, mountainous, half mountainous, coastal plains and coastal sand dunes. |
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The hilly region is in the west, stretching from north to south (in parts of communes: Dong Son, Thuan Duc) with an average elevation of 12–15 m, with total area of 64.93 km<sup>2</sup>, 41.7% of the city total area. Residents here live on agriculture, forestry, farming. The soil in this area is poor in nutrition, infertile and subject to continuous erosion due to its slope of 7-10%. |
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The half hilly region surrounds a plain with an average elevation of 10 m from north-east - north to north-west – south-west and south – south-east.{{clarify|date=November 2015}} This region covers commues and wards of Bắc Lý, Nam Lý, Nghĩa Ninh, Bắc Nghĩa, Đức Ninh, Đức Ninh Đông, Lộc Ninh and Phú Hải with total area of 62.87 km<sup>2</sup>, or accounts for 40.2% of the city total area. Residents here lives on industrial, handcraft, trading and a small percentage lives on farming. This region is not very fertile, subject to alum. However, thanks to the heavy distribution of rivers and lakes, ponds and pools, it's better for agriculture than the hilly region. The plain with the average of 2.1 m, with little slope, accounting for 0.2% of the city area (5.76 km<sup>2</sup>). Most of the city's commercial, administrative and main streets concentrate in this narrow regions. Coastal sand dune area is on the east of the city, with an area of 21.98 km<sup>2</sup>, making up 14,3% of the total area.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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Lào Cai
Thành phố Lào Cai
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Lào Cai City | |
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Location in Vietnam | |
Coordinates: 22°28′50″N 103°58′30″E / 22.48056°N 103.97500°E / 22.48056; 103.97500 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Lào Cai |
Established city | 30 November 2004 |
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• Total | 282.13 km2 (108.93 sq mi) |
Population
(2020)[1]
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• Total | 130,671 |
Climate | Cwa |
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. It lies at the junction of the Red River (Sông Hồng) and the Nanxi River (Yunnan), approximately 160 miles (260 km) northwest of Hanoi.[2]
It is a market town for timber, and the Lào Cai Railway Station is located on the Hải Phòng railway to Yunnan Province in China.
The town was invaded by China in 1979 and the border was closed until 1993.[3][4] The town has a carbide factory.
Lào Cai has a dry-winter humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), similar to most of Northern Vietnam.
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
41.7 (107.1) |
42.8 (109.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
42.8 (109.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 22 (0.9) |
33 (1.3) |
58 (2.3) |
129 (5.1) |
171 (6.7) |
239 (9.4) |
302 (11.9) |
355 (14.0) |
222 (8.7) |
153 (6.0) |
54 (2.1) |
27 (1.1) |
1,764 (69.4) |
Average rainy days | 7.8 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 169.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84.8 | 84.0 | 82.5 | 83.1 | 81.4 | 84.4 | 85.8 | 86.0 | 85.5 | 85.8 | 86.3 | 85.8 | 84.6 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 80.4 | 76.9 | 105.0 | 144.9 | 189.2 | 148.9 | 166.6 | 168.1 | 162.5 | 129.9 | 105.4 | 110.6 | 1,588.4 |
Source 1: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933)[6] |
The city has diverse topographical and geological features, including hill, mountainous, half mountainous, coastal plains and coastal sand dunes.
The hilly region is in the west, stretching from north to south (in parts of communes: Dong Son, Thuan Duc) with an average elevation of 12–15 m, with total area of 64.93 km2, 41.7% of the city total area. Residents here live on agriculture, forestry, farming. The soil in this area is poor in nutrition, infertile and subject to continuous erosion due to its slope of 7-10%.
The half hilly region surrounds a plain with an average elevation of 10 m from north-east - north to north-west – south-west and south – south-east.[clarification needed] This region covers commues and wards of Bắc Lý, Nam Lý, Nghĩa Ninh, Bắc Nghĩa, Đức Ninh, Đức Ninh Đông, Lộc Ninh and Phú Hải with total area of 62.87 km2, or accounts for 40.2% of the city total area. Residents here lives on industrial, handcraft, trading and a small percentage lives on farming. This region is not very fertile, subject to alum. However, thanks to the heavy distribution of rivers and lakes, ponds and pools, it's better for agriculture than the hilly region. The plain with the average of 2.1 m, with little slope, accounting for 0.2% of the city area (5.76 km2). Most of the city's commercial, administrative and main streets concentrate in this narrow regions. Coastal sand dune area is on the east of the city, with an area of 21.98 km2, making up 14,3% of the total area.[citation needed]
As of 2020 the city had a population of 130,671, covering an area of 282.13 km2.[1]
Ethnic minorities in Lào Cai used to speak Southwestern Mandarin and Vietnamese to each other when their languages were not mutually intelligible.[7]
Lào Cai City is officially divided into 17 commune-level sub-divisions, including 10 wards (Bắc Cường, Bắc Lệnh, Bình Minh, Cốc Lếu, Duyên Hải, Kim Tân, Lào Cai, Nam Cường, Pom Hán, and Xuân Tăng) and 7 rural communes (Cam Đường, Cốc San, Đồng Tuyển, Hợp Thành, Tả Phời, Thống Nhất, Vạn Hòa).[1]
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