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| Province of Lào Cai | |
| Capital | Lào Cai |
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| Residents | 565.700 |
no value for residents on Wikidata:  | |
| surface | 6,357 km² |
other value for area on Wikidata: 6383.9  | |
| prefix | 214 |
| website | www.laocai.gov.vn |
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | |
| location | |
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The Vietnamese province Lào Cai is in the far north of the country on the border to China.
Regions
In addition to the independent city Lào Cai the province is divided into ten further districts: Bắc Hà, Bảo Thắng, Bảo Yen, Bát Xát, Mường Khương, Sa Pa, Si Ma Cai and Văn Bàn.
places
- Lào Cai - The capital of the province.
- Sa Pa - location 1,600 above sea level,
- Ta-Phin - Village and cave with lots of stone blocks in different shapes
- Ho Kou - Location on the border with China.
- Văn Bàn
Other goals
background
Minorities like them live in the province H'Mông, Tày, Dao and Thai.
language
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Buildings:
- Mau temple (Mother Temple) - 18th century temple
- Thuong temple (Father's Temple) - large temple, 300 meters away from Mau Temple, on the Nam Thi River.
- Bao Ha Temple - Temple built in the 17th century.
- May Bridge (made of May wood)
- Hoang Yen Chao Castle - House and a fortress of Hoang-Yen-Chao.
Landscapes:
- mountain Phan-xi-păng (Fansipan): the highest peak in Vietnam and Indochina (3,143 meters high)
- Steinfeld in Sa Pa, in the Muong Hoa Valley: almost 200 stone blocks with different shapes
- Bac Waterfall (Silver Waterfall)
- Coc-San stream and waterfall
- Village and cave Ta-Phin: many stone blocks in different shapes
- Muong Vi cave
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
Web links
- http://www.laocai.gov.vn (vi) - Official website of Lào Cai
