Sơn La (;

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: ) is a city in the north-west region of

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. It is the capital of

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. It is bordered by Thuận Châu District, Mường La District, and Mai Sơn District.

History

In the era of the Sip Song Chau Tai, Sơn La was a fort of the Black Tai.Nasan: la victoire oubliée, 1952-1953 : base aéroterrestre au Tonkin - Page 43 Jacques Favreau, Nicolas Dufour - 1999 "... Bao Daï en Haute-Région où accompagné de Dao Van Long, chef « historique » et président de la confédération thaï, il reçut l'allégeance des populations, aussi bien celle des Thaïs blancs de Laichau que celle des Thaïs noirs de Son-La."

Demographics

As of 2019 the city had a population of 106,052, covering an area of 323.5 km².

Administrative divisions

Sơn La City is divided into 12 commune-level sub-divisions, including 7 wards (Chiềng An, Chiềng Cơi, Chiềng Lề, Chiềng Sinh, Quyết Tâm, Quyết Thắng, Tô Hiệu) and 5 rural communes (Chiềng Cọ, Chiềng Đen, Chiềng Ngần, Chiềng Xôm, Hua La).

Climate

Like most of Northern Vietnam, Sơn La has a dry-winter

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

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Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...

: Cwa), affected by the East Asian monsoons.

References

Populated places in Sơn La province Provincial capitals in Vietnam Districts of Sơn La province Cities in Vietnam Sơn La province {{SonLa-geo-stub