Northwest (Vietnam)
Tây Bắc Bộ | |
|---|---|
 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 density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | VND 190 trillion US$ 8.339 billion (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+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[edit]
History[edit]
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 The autonomy was rescinded after the Vietnamese reunification of 1975.[1][2]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[edit]
| Province- Level Division |
Capital | Population
(2022)[3] |
Area (in km2)[3][4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Điện Biên | Điện Biên Phủ | 635,920 | 9,539.93 |
| Hòa Bình | Hòa Bình City | 875,380 | 4,590.30 |
| Lai Châu | Lai Châu | 482,100 | 9,068.73 |
| Sơn La | Sơn La | 1,300,130 | 14,109.83 |
| Lào Cai | Lào Cai | 770,590 | 6,364.25 |
| Yên Bái | Yên Bái | 847,250 | 6,892.67 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Area, population and population density by province". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "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 No. 3048/QĐ-BTNMT of 18 October 2023 (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
| Điện Biên province | | |
|---|---|---|
| Hòa Bình province | ||
| Lai Châu province | ||
| Lào Cai province | ||
| Sơn La province | ||
| Yên Bái province | ||
※ denotes provincial seat. | ||