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Lào CaiAdministrative Information

Merged from 2 provincesSince 01/07/2025
Population: 1,656,500Area: 13,257 km²GRDP: 125,885.8 billion VND

Merged from 2 provinces

Effective from 01/07/2025

Population

1,656,500people

Area

13,257km²

Density

124.95people/km²

GRDP

125,885.8billion VND

Budget Revenue

16,494.275billion VND

Wards and Communes

99

Founded

01/07/2025

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

Province Code

15

Area Code

214

License Plates

21,24

Economic Zone

Northern Midlands and Mountains

Coastal

No

Leadership

Party Secretary

Trịnh Việt Hùng

Chairman

Nguyễn Tuấn Anh

Wards and Communes (99 units)

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