Lào Cai
| Lào Cai Thành phố Lào Cai | |
|---|---|
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  Lào Cai | |
| Coordinates: 22°29′N 103°57′E / 22.483°N 103.950°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam |
| Province | Lào Cai Province |
| Area | |
| • Total | 221.5 km2 (85.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 94,192 |
Lào Cai (
listen) is a city in the Northeast region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Lào Cai Province. The city borders the city of Hekou Yao Autonomous County, in the Yunnan province of Southwest China. It lies at the junction of the Red River (Sông Hồng) and the Nanxi River (Yunnan) approximately 160 miles (260 km) northwest of Hanoi.[1]
It is a market town for timber, and the Lào Cai Railway Station is located on the Hải Phòng railway to Yunnan Province in China.
History
The town was invaded by the Chinese in 1979 and the border was closed and not reopened until 1993.[2][3] The town has a carbide factory. As of 2003 the district had a population of 86,855.[4] The district covers an area of 223 km².[4]
References
- ↑ Lào Cai profile in Britannica Online Encyclopedia
- ↑ Lào Cai info. at AccessVietnam Travel
- ↑ Forbes, Andrew, and Henley, David: Vietnam Past and Present: The North (History and culture of Hanoi and Tonkin). Chiang Mai. Cognoscenti Books, 2012. ASIN: B006DCCM9Q.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
External links
Coordinates: 22°29′N 103°57′E / 22.483°N 103.950°E