Northwest (Vietnam)

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Location of the Tây Bắc (Northwest) region in Vietnam

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.

History[]

A large area of the region was previously a part of the Sip Song Chau Tai, Tai 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 The autonomy was rescinded after the Vietnamese reunification of 1975.[1][2]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
(2019) 		Area
(in km2)
Điện Biên Điện Biên Phủ 567,000 9,562.5
Hòa Bình Hòa Bình City 976,699 4,684.2
Lai Châu Lai Châu 470,510 9,112.3
Sơn La Sơn La 1,195,107 14,174.4
Lào Cai Lào Cai 701,706 6,357.0
Yên Bái Yên Bái 809,248 6,882.9

See also[]

  • Regions of Vietnam

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.

Coordinates: 21°33′N 104°30′E / 21.550°N 104.500°E / 21.550; 104.500

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