Sơn La (Vietnamese: [ʂəːn˧˧ laː˧˧] (listen)) is a province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It borders Laos to the south. The province covers an area of 14,123.49 square kilometres and as of 2019 it had a population of 1,248,415.[3] The population includes Black and White Tai ethnic group.
Sơn La province
Tỉnh Sơn La | |
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Province | |
Coordinates: 21°10′N 104°0′E | |
Country | Vietnam |
Region | Northwest |
Capital | Sơn La |
Subdivision | 1 city, 11 rural districts |
Government | |
• Type | Province |
• Body | Sơn La Provincial People's Council |
• Chairman of People's Council | Nguyễn Thái Hưng |
• Chairman of People's Committee | Hoàng Quốc Khánh |
Area | |
• Province | 14,123.5 km2 (5,453.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Province | 1,255,826 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
• Urban | 202,589 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Thái | 53.61% |
• Vietnamese[4] | 16.26% |
• Mông | 16.06% |
• Mường | 6.78% |
• Xinh Mun | 2.17% |
• Others | 5.12% |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Area codes | 212 |
ISO 3166 code | VN-05 |
Website | www |
Sơn La Dam, the largest hydroelectric power station in Southeast Asia.[5] is located in this province.
Sơn La is subdivided into 12 district-level sub-divisions and 204 commune-level sub-divisions:
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