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'{{for|the province with the same name|Lào Cai Province}} {{for|the Burmese town with the same Chinese name|Laukkai}} {{Expand Vietnamese|Lào Cai (thành phố)|topic=geo|date=August 2010}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See Template:Infobox Settlement for additional fields that may be available--> <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Lào Cai |native_name = ''Thành phố Lào Cai'' |other_name = |image_skyline = Đền Mẫu Lào Cai 2.jpg |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Vietnam <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Vietnam |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |coordinates_region = VN |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Vietnam}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Vietnam|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = Lào Cai Province |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |seat_type = |seat = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, to display imperial before metric--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 221.5<!-- ALL fields with measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = <!-- Elevation --------------------------> |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |elevation_max_m = |elevation_max_ft = |elevation_min_m = |elevation_min_ft = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 94,192 |latd=22|latm=29|lats=|latNS=N|longd=103|longm=57|longs=|longEW=E}} '''Lào Cai''' ({{audio|Lao Cai.ogg|listen|help=no}}) is a city in the [[Northeast (Vietnam)|Northeast]] region of [[Vietnam]]. It is the capital of [[Lào Cai Province]]. The city borders the city of [[Hekou Yao Autonomous County]], in the [[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&nbsp;km) northwest of [[Hanoi]].<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/place/Lao-Cai Lào Cai profile in Britannica Online Encyclopedia]</ref> 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. ==History== The town was invaded by the Chinese in 1979 and the border was closed and not reopened until 1993.<ref>[http://www.accessvietnam.net/vietnamtravel/laocai_sapa/laocai_sapa.html Lào Cai info. at AccessVietnam Travel]</ref><ref>Forbes, Andrew, and Henley, David: ''Vietnam Past and Present: The North'' (History and culture of Hanoi and Tonkin). Chiang Mai. Cognoscenti Books, 2012. ASIN: B006DCCM9Q.</ref> The town has a [[carbide]] factory. As of 2003 the district had a population of 86,855.<ref name="Statoids">{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yvn.html|title=Districts of Vietnam|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=23 March 2009}}</ref> The district covers an area of 223&nbsp;km².<ref name="Laocai.gov.vn">{{cite web|url=http://giaytoxinviec.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Lao_Cai_administrative_map.jpg|title=Lao Cai Administrative Map|publisher=Laocai.gov.vn|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official Website|http://laocai.gov.vn/}} * [http://www.congdoanlaocai.org.vn Trang thông tin Công đoàn Lao Động] * [http://nguoilaocai.com Trang thông tin Cộng đồng Người Lào Cai] * [http://www.impresstravel.com/travel-destinations/lao-cai-province-tour-and-travel.html Lao Cai Province] {{Districts of Northeast Vietnam}} {{coord|22|29|N|103|57|E|region:VN_type:city_source:enwiki-GNS|display=title}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lao Cai}} [[Category:Populated places in Lao Cai Province]] [[Category:District capitals in Vietnam]] [[Category:Provincial capitals in Vietnam]] [[Category:Districts of Lao Cai Province]] [[Category:Cities in Vietnam]] [[Category:China–Vietnam border crossings]] {{LaoCai-geo-stub}}'