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Sơn La province

Tỉnh Sơn La
Province
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Sơn La Dam reservoir.JPG
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Area around BPNM, Ban Phuc - panoramio (1).jpg
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Chiềng Ơn, Quỳnh Nhai, Sơn La, Vietnam - panoramio.jpg
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Trung tam TM Son La - panoramio.jpg
Mường La Mountain  • Sơn La Dam  • Dải Yếm Waterfall  • Bản Phúc Mountain  • Mộc Châu Mountain  • Quỳnh Nhai Mountain pass  • Pha Đin Mountain pass  • Sơn La City
Location of Sơn La within Vietnam
Location of Sơn La within Vietnam
Country  Vietnam
Region Northwest
Capital Sơn La
Subdivision 1 city, 11 rural districts
Government
 • Type Province
 • Body Sơn La Provincial People's Council
Area
 • Province 14,123.5 km2 (5,453.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Province 1,255,826
 • Density 88.9175/km2 (230.2952/sq mi)
 • Urban
202,589
Ethnic groups
 • Thái 53.61%
 • Vietnamese 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

Sơn La (Vietnamese: [ʂəːn˧˧ laː˧˧]) 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. The population includes Black and White Tai ethnic group.

Sơn La Dam, the largest hydroelectric power station in Southeast Asia. is located in this province.

Administrative divisions

Sơn La is subdivided into 12 district-level sub-divisions and 204 commune-level sub-divisions:

Administrative divisions of Sơn La
Name Population Area (km2) Commune-level sub-divisions
City (1)
Sơn La 222,826 324.2 7 wards, 5 communes
District (11)
Bắc Yên District 65,210 1,102.2 1 town, 15 communes
Mai Sơn District 143,060 1,410.3 1 town, 21 communes
Mộc Châu District 118,989 1,087.5 2 town, 13 communes
Mường La District 101,000 1,405.6 1 town, 15 communes
Name Population Area (km2) Commune-level sub-divisions
Phù Yên District 115,700 1,227.8 1 town, 26 communes
Quỳnh Nhai District 67,680 1,056.7 11 communes
Sông Mã District 133,620 1,642.2 1 town, 18 communes
Sốp Cộp District 45,050 1,467.9 8 communes
Thuận Châu District 153,000 1,535.1 1 town, 28 communes
Vân Hồ District 60,140 981.5 14 communes
Yên Châu District 75,800 843.2 1 town, 14 communes

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Sơn La para niños

  • Nà Sản Airport
  • Mộc Châu plateau
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