Lào Cai — Administrative Information
Merged from 2 provincesSince 01/07/2025Population
Area
Density
GRDP
Budget Revenue
Wards and Communes
Founded
Overview
Overview Lao Cai is a northern border highland province of Vietnam, situated at the confluence of the Red and Chay rivers, adjacent to Yunnan Province in China.
The province is home to Fansipan Peak ( 3,143m) , the highest point in Indochina, within the Hoang Lien Son mountain range.
Key Highlights
Key Highlights The town of Sapa is an internationally renowned tourist destination with stunning rice terraces and the diverse cultures of Hmong, Dao, Tay, and Giay ethnic communities.
The economy is diversified with cross-border trade through Lao Cai International Border Gate, tourism, mining, highland agriculture, and medicinal plant cultivation.
Lao Cai is a key trade hub on the Kunming-Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong economic corridor.
Province Code
15
Area Code
214
License Plates
21,24
Economic Zone
Northern Midlands and Mountains
Coastal
No
Borders
Leadership
Party Secretary
Trịnh Việt Hùng
Chairman
Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
Wards and Communes (99 units)
Population
5,955
Area
104.4 km²
Population
27,229
Area
190 km²
Population
9,351
Area
166.2 km²
Population
4,221
Area
76.7 km²
Population
18,559
Area
125.3 km²
Population
856
Area
78.3 km²
Population
34,115
Area
243 km²
Population
17,349
Area
156 km²
Population
328
Area
160.4 km²
Population
2,156
Area
119.1 km²
Population
24,303
Area
163.41 km²
Population
30,521
Area
179.7 km²
Population
8,872
Area
124.93 km²
Population
9,306
Area
191.3 km²
Population
13,457
Area
162.25 km²
Population
1,879
Area
120.54 km²
Population
1,734
Area
151.77 km²
Population
25,234
Area
31.84 km²
Population
88
Area
135.8 km²
Population
11,085
Area
57.2 km²
Population
8,925
Area
157.1 km²
Population
1,216
Area
148.2 km²
Population
14,908
Area
213.25 km²
Population
28,458
Area
102.4 km²
Population
14,054
Area
122.18 km²
Population
13,763
Area
193.85 km²
Population
10,828
Area
41.2 km²
Population
9,343
Area
120.06 km²
Population
17,589
Area
149.77 km²
Population
14,272
Area
173.6 km²
Population
31,834
Area
120.21 km²
Population
76,981
Area
72.32 km²
Population
16,452
Area
179.48 km²
Population
19,576
Area
128 km²
Population
12,131
Area
101 km²
Population
12,692
Area
94.21 km²
Population
30,159
Area
79.94 km²
Population
9,155
Area
206.6 km²
Population
14,773
Area
146.95 km²
Population
7,225
Area
148.3 km²
Population
6,814
Area
212.8 km²
Population
24,433
Area
169.2 km²
Population
25,574
Area
143.84 km²
Population
40,652
Area
144.52 km²
Population
—
Area
167.62 km²
Population
17,754
Area
46.09 km²
Population
73,556
Area
17.07 km²
Population
18,979
Area
133.1 km²
Population
13,906
Area
159.4 km²
Population
5,605
Area
142.1 km²
Population
14,449
Area
105.6 km²
Population
8,025
Area
138.39 km²
Population
6,691
Area
195.21 km²
Population
16,942
Area
120.9 km²
Population
10,957
Area
226.02 km²
Population
8,534
Area
114 km²
Population
15,369
Area
160.71 km²
Population
19,516
Area
253.24 km²
Population
16,169
Area
149.17 km²
Population
22,882
Area
54.63 km²
Population
22,871
Area
109 km²
Population
5,703
Area
88 km²
Population
23,365
Area
96.92 km²
Population
35,122
Area
142.54 km²
Population
14,697
Area
111.61 km²
Population
1,416
Area
143.8 km²
Population
26,888
Area
43.15 km²
Population
11,493
Area
238.29 km²
Population
29,258
Area
110.72 km²
Population
12,376
Area
146.6 km²
Population
11,506
Area
200.45 km²
Population
20,155
Area
147.75 km²
Population
13,301
Area
115.35 km²
Population
—
Area
671.45 km²
Population
9,928
Area
74.68 km²
Population
18,636
Area
158.5 km²
Population
—
Area
125.72 km²
Population
10,802
Area
101.37 km²
Population
17,912
Area
152.8 km²
Population
23,943
Area
156.7 km²
Population
23,772
Area
140.24 km²
Population
26,573
Area
51.46 km²
Population
78,491
Area
306 km²
Population
27,218
Area
137.7 km²
Population
24,747
Area
123.93 km²
Population
70,391
Area
16.92 km²
Population
653,422
Area
9 km²
Population
4,778
Area
38.13 km²
Population
23,245
Area
66.17 km²
Population
21,938
Area
146.3 km²