Northwest (Vietnam) Explained

Northwest (Vietnam)
Native Name:Tây Bắc Bộ
Subdivision Type:Country
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:VND 190 trillion
US$ 8.339 billion (2021)
Timezone:UTC +7
Utc Offset:+7
Area Total Km2:50565.71
Population Total:4911370
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto

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.

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 The autonomy was rescinded after the Fall of Saigon of 1975.[1] [2]

Provinces

Statistics of Northwest Vietnam (Tây Bắc)
Province-
Level
Division
CapitalPopulation(2023)[3] Area
(in km2)[4]
Điện BiênĐiện Biên Phủ646,1709,539.93
Hòa BìnhHòa Bình City880,4704,590.30
Lai ChâuLai Châu489,2709,068.73
Lào CaiLào Cai779,9106,364.25
Sơn LaSơn La1,313,33014,109.83
Yên BáiYên Bái855,5506,892.67

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Bruce M. Lockhart . William J. Duiker . The A to Z of Vietnam . Scarecrow Press . 2006 . 355–356 . Tây Bắc.
  2. Book: Jean Michaud . Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif . Scarecrow Press . 2006 . 232–233 . Tay Bac Autonomous Region.
  3. Web site: Area, population and population density by province . 12 April 2024 . General Statistics Office of Vietnam. – 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.
  4. Decision. 3048/QĐ-BTNMT. 18 October 2023. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 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. 12 April 2024. vi.