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3 Provinces  




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5 References  













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Coordinates: 21°33′N 104°30′E / 21.550°N 104.500°E / 21.550; 104.500
  
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Northwest (Vietnam)
Tây Bắc Bộ
Location of the Tây Bắc (Northwest) region in Vietnam
Location of the Tây Bắc (Northwest) region in Vietnam
Country Vietnam
Area
[1][2]
 • Total50,565.71 km2 (19,523.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total4,911,370
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalVND 190 trillion
US$ 8.339 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC +7)

Tây Bắc (literally "Northwest") is one of the regionsofVietnam, located in the mountainous northwestern part of the country. It consists of four provinces: Điện Biên, Lai Châu, Sơn La, and Hòa Bình. Lào Cai and Yên Bái are usually seen as part of the Northwest region. It has a population of about two and a half million and it is fully landlocked.

Geography

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Further information on the mountain range: Sông Mã Range

History

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A large area of the region was previously a part of the Sip Song Chau Tai, Tai-Meo Autonomous Region, which was dissolved in 1954. It was renamed the "Northwest Autonomous Region" (Khu Tự trị Tây Bắc) in 1961, in order to not highlight just two of the many ethnic groups in this zone. The autonomy was rescinded after the Vietnamese reunification of 1975.[3][4]

Provinces

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Statistics of Northwest Vietnam (Tây Bắc)
Province-
Level
Division 		Capital Population

(2023)[1]

Area
(in km2)[1][2]
Điện Biên Điện Biên Phủ 646,170 9,539.93
Hòa Bình Hòa Bình City 880,470 4,590.30
Lai Châu Lai Châu 489,270 9,068.73
Lào Cai Lào Cai 779,910 6,364.25
Sơn La Sơn La 1,313,330 14,109.83
Yên Bái Yên Bái 855,550 6,892.67

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Tây Bắc Region
(Northwest Region).

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Area, population and population density by province". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 12 April 2024. – Interactive table which you can view by making your selection in three boxes: (1) Cities, provinces: Select all; (2) Year: Select 2023; (3) Items: Select all.
  • ^ a b Phê duyệt và công bố kết quả thống kê diện tích đất đai năm 2022 [Approve and announce the results of land area statistics in 2022] (Decision 3048/QĐ-BTNMT) (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 18 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  • ^ Bruce M. Lockhart; William J. Duiker (2006). "Tây Bắc". The A to Z of Vietnam. Scarecrow Press. pp. 355–356.
  • ^ Jean Michaud (2006). "Tay Bac Autonomous Region". Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif. Scarecrow Press. pp. 232–233.

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