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Location of the Tây Bắc (Northwest) region in Vietnam
Location of the Tây Bắc (Northwest) region in Vietnam
Country Vietnam
Area
 • Metro
50,773 km2 (19,604 sq mi)
Population
 • Metro
5,547,495
 • Metro density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalVND 190 trillion
US$ 8.339 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC +7)

Tây Bắc (literally "Northwest") is one of the regions of Vietnam, 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

History

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 The autonomy was rescinded after the Vietnamese reunification of 1975.[1][2]

Provinces

Statistics of Northwest Vietnam (Tây Bắc)
Province-
Level
Division		 Capital Population
(May 2023)		 Area
(in km2)
Điện Biên Điện Biên Phủ 728,907 9,562.5
Hòa Bình Hòa Bình City 1,002,555 4,684.2
Lai Châu Lai Châu 540,254 9,112.3
Sơn La Sơn La 1,385,423 14,174.4
Lào Cai Lào Cai 905,004 6,357.0
Yên Bái Yên Bái 985,352 6,882.9

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Bruce M. Lockhart; William J. Duiker (2006). "Tây Bắc". The A to Z of Vietnam. Scarecrow Press. pp. 355–356.
  2. ↑ 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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