Lao Cai
Province in North Vietnam
Image: Ahmet Yüksek ✪ / Unsplash
- Region
- North Vietnam
- Seat of government
- Yen Bai
- Area
- 13,257 km² (5,119 sq mi)5,119 sq mi (13,257 km²)
- Population
- 1,778,785Figure in Resolution 202/2025/QH15
- 2025 merger
- Formed on 1 July 2025 from Yen Bai and Lao Cai
Places to visit in Lao Cai
Getting there
The three nearest airports with scheduled flights, as the crow flies from Yen Bai, the seat of government. By road the trip is longer, and the nearest airport is not always the easiest one to use.
- HANNoi Bai International Airport111 km (69 mi)69 mi (111 km)
- DINDien Bien Phu Airport195 km (121 mi)121 mi (195 km)
- THDTho Xuan Airport209 km (130 mi)130 mi (209 km)
Other provinces in North Vietnam
Sources
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- Resolution 202/2025/QH15 on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units. National Assembly of Vietnam. Adopted 12 June 2025; the merged provinces started work on 1 July 2025. Area, population and the provinces merged into Lao Cai.
- Conclusion 163 and Resolution 60-NQ/TW (2025) on the new provinces and their seats (Thu Vien Phap Luat). Seat of government of Lao Cai.
- OurAirports. Airports with scheduled flights; straight-line distance from Yen Bai worked out by us.
- Rice terraces carved into misty green mountains under a cloudy sky. Photo at the top of this page by Ahmet Yüksek ✪, Unsplash License.