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THE
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Hanoi
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Bac
Kan
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Bac
Ninh
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Cao
Bang
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Dien
Bien
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Ha
Giang
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Hoa
Binh
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HaiPhong
City
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Hai
Duong
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Ha
Tay
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Lai
Chau
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Lang
Son
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Lao
Cai
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Nam
Dinh
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Ninh
Binh
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Phu
Tho
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Quang
Ninh
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Son
La
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Thai
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Thai
Nguyen
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Tuyen
Quang
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Vinh
Phuc
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Area: 9,562.9 sq. km.
Population: 459.1 thousand habitants (2006).
Capital: Dien Bien Phu City.
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Muong Lay
- Districts: Tua Chua, Tuan Giao, Dien Bien Dong, Muong Tra, Muong Nhe, Dien Bien, Muong Ang.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Thai, Mong, Dao, Giay.
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Geography
 Dien Bien Province is on the North - West Vietnam. It is next to Lai Chau, Son La provinces, Laos and China. The province has many mountains stretching along north-west and south-east direction. Muong Thanh Valley is largest one of this region. The topography includes forests, high mountains, narrow valleys, small plains, and springs.
Climate: Dien Bien is mountainous tropical area. There are the dry and the rainy seasons. The average temperature is about 21ºC - 23ºC. |
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Tourism
Dien
Bien
possesses
charming
natural
scenery
such
as
Pa
Khoang
Reservoir,
Tham
Bang
Cave,
Ban
Phu
Citadel,
Museum
of
Dien
Bien
Phu
Victory.
Dien
Bien
are
also
proud
of
many
historic
sites:
Noong
Nhai
Vestige,
Muong
Phang
Forest,
especially,
Dien
Bien
Phu
Vestige
with
a
global
well-known
victory
in
1954.
Traveling
from
Hanoi
to
Dien
Bien
Phu,
it
takes
1
hour
by
plane.
But
by
road,
travelers
go
over
kilometers
of
mountainous
road
and
cross
Pha
Din
Pass.
The
stretch
of
road
goes
uphill
and
downhill
alternately
with
many
sharp
bends.
It
is a
memorable
event
for
everybody
in
this
superb
mountain. |
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Transportation
The network of road is convenient include:- It takes 478km from Hanoi following National Highway No. 6 to Tuan Giao and then the 279 to Dien Bien Phu.- It is 195km from Dien Bien Phu to Ma Lu Thang border gate (Lai Chau) following National Highway No. 12.- The National Highway No. 279 links Tuan Giao to Tay Trang border gate vise Dien Bien Phu.
Beside that, there is Muong Thanh Airport in Dien Bien Phu, connecting Ha Noi - Dien Bien Phu.
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