The Northwest (Vietnamese: Tây Bắc Bộ) is a geographic subregion of Vietnam, located west of the Northeast and south of the China-Vietnam border. The Northwest is one of the two sub-regions which make up the Northern Midland and Mountainous Regions of Northern Vietnam.
Geography
History A large area of the region was previously a part of the Sip Song Chau Tai, Tai-Meo Autonomous Region, which was dissolved in 1954. It was renamed the "Northwest Autonomous Region" (Khu Tự trị Tây Bắc) in 1961, in order to not highlight just two of the many ethnic groups in this zone. The autonomy was rescinded after the Fall of Saigon of 1975.
Provinces + Statistics of Northwest Vietnam (Tây Bắc) Province-LevelDivision Capital Population (2025) – Interactive table which you can view by making your selection in three boxes: (1) Cities, provinces: Select all; (2) Year: Select 2025; (3) Items: Select all. Area(in km2)Điện BiênĐiện Biên Phủ673,0919,539.93Hòa BìnhHòa Bình City980,2894,590.82Lai ChâuLai Châu512,6019,068.73Lào CaiLào Cai836,9136,364.25Sơn LaSơn La1,404,58714,108.89Yên BáiYên Bái941,8726,892.67 Phú Thọ and Hà Giang provinces were also considered part of the broader Northwest region.
See also Regions of Vietnam
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