Dien Bien Province
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| Capital | Điện Biên Phủ |
| Region | Northwest |
| Area | 9,560 km² |
| Demographics | |
| Population • Density |
440,800(2004) 46.1/km² |
| Ethnicities | Vietnamese/Kinh, H'Mông, Dao, Thai |
| Calling code | 23 |
| ISO 3166-2 | VN-71 |
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Điện Biên Province (in Vietnamese, Tỉnh Điện Biên; Hán Tự: 奠邊) is a province in northwestern Vietnam. It is bordered by Lai Chau and Son La provinces of Vietnam in the East and the South, Pu'er City of (Yunnan, China) in the North, and Phongsali Province of Laos in the West.
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Điện Biên is a new province which was created by dividing the former Lai Chau Province in early 2004. Điện Biên includes all the land to the south of the Đà River (Black River), and New Lai Châu Province includes all the land to the north of the Đà River.
Điện Biên is divided one city (Điên Biên Phủ), one town (Mường Lay - formerly called Lai Châu), and six districts:
The capital of the province, Điên Biên Phủ, is a world-famous battlefield.
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