Yen Bai Province

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Yên Bái
"Tranquillity"
Location of Yên Bái Province
Provinces of Vietnam
Administration
People's Council Chair
People's Committee Chair Hoàng Xuân Lộc
Geography
Capital Yên Bái City
Region Northeast
Area 6,882.9 km²
Demographics
Population
 • Density
723,500(2004)
105.1/km²
Ethnicities Kinh, Tày, Dao, H'Mông
Calling code 29
ISO 3166-2 VN-06
Website [http://[1]/ [2]]

Yên Bái (Hán tự: ) is an agricultural-based province located in northeastern Vietnam. It shares borders with five provinces which are Lào Cai Province, Lai Châu Province, Sơn La Province, Tuyên Quang Province, and Phú Thọ Province.

  • Capital city: Yên Bái
  • Area (sq km): 6,808
  • Population: 699,900
  • Average temp: 18 - 28ºC
  • Ethnic data: Viet/Kinh, Cao Lan, Dao, Giay, H’mong, Kho Mu, Muong, Nung, Phu La, San Chay, Tay, Thai

[edit] Districts

Yên Bái is divided into one city (thành phố) (Yên Bái), one town (thị xã) (Nghĩa Lộ) and seven districts (huyện):