Điện Biên — Administrative Information
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Overview
Overview Dien Bien is a mountainous province in northwestern Vietnam, sharing borders with Laos and China.
It is world-famous for the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, a globally significant event commemorated at the Dien Bien Phu historical complex.
Dien Bien is home to diverse ethnic minority communities, particularly the Thai and Hmong peoples, with rich cultural traditions.
Key Highlights
Key Highlights The provincial economy relies on agriculture, cross-border trade through the Tay Trang Border Gate, and an increasingly popular heritage and cultural tourism sector.
Economy The vast Muong Thanh Valley is the largest rice-producing plain in the Northwest region.
Leadership
Party Secretary
Trần Tiến Dũng
Chairman
Lê Văn Lương
Wards and Communes (45 units)
Population
19,657
Area
145.85 km²
Population
15,371
Area
218.01 km²
Population
5,208
Area
227.92 km²
Population
15,722
Area
215.5 km²
Population
13,884
Area
462.28 km²
Population
18,208
Area
222.65 km²
Population
16,012
Area
186.22 km²
Population
10,901
Area
264.89 km²
Population
14,374
Area
252.84 km²
Population
9,653
Area
463 km²
Population
24,294
Area
489.47 km²
Population
16,063
Area
166.7 km²
Population
10,401
Area
258.76 km²
Population
25,517
Area
27.56 km²
Population
10,832
Area
230.69 km²
Population
945
Area
278.93 km²
Population
17,604
Area
85.94 km²
Population
19,598
Area
360.15 km²
Population
15,331
Area
230.71 km²
Population
10,114
Area
162.52 km²
Population
1,671
Area
275.64 km²
Population
14,939
Area
188.55 km²
Population
11,804
Area
264.78 km²
Population
8,977
Area
224.7 km²
Population
7,496
Area
175 km²
Population
8,171
Area
135.84 km²
Population
10,467
Area
226.37 km²
Population
999
Area
181.22 km²
Population
12,547
Area
209.93 km²
Population
14,887
Area
182.01 km²
Population
10,021
Area
233.25 km²
Population
8,183
Area
156.12 km²
Population
10,772
Area
241.65 km²
Population
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Area
190.02 km²
Population
12,915
Area
189.13 km²
Population
6,058
Area
516.42 km²
Population
15,815
Area
174.53 km²
Population
25,324
Area
136.72 km²
Population
29,397
Area
176.97 km²
Population
15,697
Area
130.1 km²
Population
24,303
Area
108.49 km²
Population
7,292
Area
166.76 km²
Population
17,817
Area
108.33 km²
Population
8,944
Area
150.92 km²