Điện Biên Province

Điện Biên Province
Tỉnh Điện Biên
Province
Mường Ảng district
Nickname(s): Stable frontier

Location of Điên Biên within Vietnam
Coordinates: 21°23′N 103°1′E / 21.383°N 103.017°E / 21.383; 103.017Coordinates: 21°23′N 103°1′E / 21.383°N 103.017°E / 21.383; 103.017
Country  Vietnam
Region Northwest
Capital Điện Biên
Area
 • Total 9,560 km2 (3,690 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 440,800
 • Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnicities Vietnamese/Kinh, H'Mông, Dao, Thai
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes 215
ISO 3166 code VN-71
Website www.dienbien.gov.vn

Điện Biên ( listen) is a province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is bordered by Lai Châu to the north east, Sơn La provinces of Vietnam to the south east, Pu'er City, Yunnan, China, to the northwest, and Phongsaly Province in Laos to the west.

History

The province's name derives from the Sino-Vietnamese "奠邊", meaning "stable frontier" (referring to Điện Biên's location on the border between Lan Xang and Annam).[1] Điện Biên has various ancient monuments including the caves Thẩm Khương, as well as Thẩn Búa in Tuần Giáo. The original settlers were the ai Lao or Tai people which is a direct ancestor of Lao people in Laos today. name of villages or towns are still using Lao word eg : Mường (city), Tham (cave).

In the 9th and 10th centuries, the Lự ở Mường Thanh people were the most developed in the area and controlled Sìn Hồ, Mường Lay, and Tuần Giáo.

In the 11th and 12th centuries, Tai (not Thai of Thailand) people from Mường Ôm and Mường Ai occupied Mường Lò in Nghĩa Lộ and Mường Thenh in Điện Biên. They eventually gained control of the whole area between Mường Lò, Mường Lò and Mường Thanh (Điện Biên).

Administrative divisions

Điện Biên is subdivided into 10 district-level sub-divisions:

Second Tier
subdivisions		 Area
(km²)		 Third Tier subdivisions
Ward Township Commune
Điện Biên Phủ city64.2772
Mường Lay town114.0321
Điện Biên District1639.8525
Điện Biên Đông District1206.39125
Mường Ảng District443.52113
Mường Chà District1199.4219
Mường Nhé District1573.73111
Nậm Pồ District1498.0015
Tủa Chùa District679.41111
Tuần Giáo District1136.29118

They are further subdivided into five commune-level towns (or townlets), 116 communes, and nine wards.

Places in Điện Biên

References

  1. ↑ "Điện Biên, hành trình trở về cội nguồn" (in Vietnamese).


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