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Northwest (Vietnam) Tây Bắc Bộ
Location of the Tây Bắc (Northwest) region in Vietnam
Country	Vietnam
Area
• Total	50,565.71 km (19,523.53 sq mi)
Population
• Total	4,911,370
• Density	97/km (250/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	VND 190 trillion US$ 8.3 billion (2021)
Time zone	UTC+7 (UTC +7)
HDI (2022)	0.685 high · 4th

Tây Bắc (literally "Northwest") is one of the regions of Vietnam, located in the mountainous northwestern part of the country. It consists of six provinces: Điện Biên, Lai Châu, Sơn La, Hòa Bình, Lào Cai and Yên Bái are usually seen as part of the Northwest region. It has a population of 4.9 million (2022) 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 The autonomy was rescinded after the Fall of Saigon of 1975.

Provinces

See also

• Regions of Vietnam

References

1. ^ "Area, population and population density by province". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 12 April 2024. – 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.
2. ^ 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 3048/QĐ-BTNMT) (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 18 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
4. Bruce M. Lockhart; William J. Duiker (2006). "Tây Bắc". The A to Z of Vietnam. Scarecrow Press. pp. 355–356.
5. Jean Michaud (2006). "Tay Bac Autonomous Region". Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif. Scarecrow Press. pp. 232–233.

v t e Districts of Northwest Vietnam
Điện Biên province	Điện Biên Phủ city Mường Lay town Điện Biên Điện Biên Đông Mường Ảng Mường Chà Mường Nhé Nậm Pồ Tủa Chùa Tuần Giáo
Hòa Bình province	Hòa Bình city Cao Phong Đà Bắc Kim Bôi Lạc Sơn Lạc Thủy Lương Sơn Mai Châu Tân Lạc Yên Thủy
Lai Châu province	Lai Châu city Mường Tè Nậm Nhùn Phong Thổ Sìn Hồ Tam Đường Tân Uyên Than Uyên
Lào Cai province	Lào Cai city Sa Pa town Bắc Hà Bảo Thắng Bảo Yên Bát Xát Mường Khương Si Ma Cai Văn Bàn
Sơn La province	Sơn La city Mộc Châu town Bắc Yên Mai Sơn Mường La Phù Yên Quỳnh Nhai Sông Mã Sốp Cộp Thuận Châu Vân Hồ Yên Châu
Yên Bái province	Yên Bái city Nghĩa Lộ town Lục Yên Mù Cang Chải Trạm Tấu Trấn Yên Văn Chấn Văn Yên Yên Bình
denotes provincial seat.

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

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