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[[File:Lai Châu Town Square Monument (2014).jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lai Châu Town Square Monument, as seen in April 2014.]]
[[File:Lai Châu Town Square Monument (2014).jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lai Châu Town Square Monument, as seen in April 2014.]]
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==History==
==History==
[[Image:Laichautown.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lai Châu town square in 2006]]
[[Image:Laichautown.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lai Châu town square in 2006]]
Lai Châu, or '''[[Muang]]''' Lay (Vietnamese: Mường Lay) was the seat of lords of the [[Tai Dón people|White Tai]] who were dominant over other [[Tai peoples]] of the area, though there was rivalry between the White Tai rulers of Muang Lay and Muang So.<ref>Michael C. Howard, Kim Be Howard ''Textiles of the Daic peoples of Vietnam'' Page 75, 2002 "In general the White Tai nobles in the north were dominant, but even among them there was intense rivalry between the rulers of Muang Lay and Muang So. In the 1870s and 1880s Chinese bandits known as [[Haw wars|Haw]] (or Ho) moved into northern ..."</ref> During the 1870s Muang Lay was the base of lord [[Đèo Văn Trị]] of the White Tai who sought to unite and become chief of the 12 mường (Sino-Vietnamese: {{lang|vi|Châu}} / {{lang|zh|{{linktext|州}}}}) making up the [[Sip Song Chau Tai]]. This he partially achieved, with the help first of the Chinese Black Flags, then later the French. His authority, and the autonomy of the area, was recognised by the French in 1890.
Lai Châu, or '''[[Muang]]''' Lay (Vietnamese: Mường Lay) was the seat of lords of the [[Tai Dón people|White Tai]] who were dominant over other [[Thai people in Vietnam|Thai peoples]] of the area, though there was rivalry between the White Tai rulers of Muang Lay and Muang So.<ref>Michael C. Howard, Kim Be Howard ''Textiles of the Daic peoples of Vietnam'' Page 75, 2002 "In general the White Tai nobles in the north were dominant, but even among them there was intense rivalry between the rulers of Muang Lay and Muang So. In the 1870s and 1880s Chinese bandits known as [[Haw wars|Haw]] (or Ho) moved into northern ..."</ref> During the 1870s Muang Lay was the base of lord [[Đèo Văn Trị]] of the White Tai who sought to unite and become chief of the 12 mường (Sino-Vietnamese: {{lang|vi|Châu}} / {{lang|zh|{{linktext|州}}}}) making up the [[Sip Song Chau Tai]]. This he partially achieved, with the help first of the Chinese Black Flags, then later the French. His authority, and the autonomy of the area, was recognised by the French in 1890.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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==Climate==
==Climate==
Lai Châu has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cwa''), typical for northwestern Vietnam, with hot, oppressively humid, and wet summers and warm to very warm, dry winters.
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| Jan record high C = 34.3
| Jan record high C = 34.3
| Feb record high C = 38.0
| Feb record high C = 38.0
| Mar record high C = 39.0
| Mar record high C = 39.6
| Apr record high C = 41.0
| Apr record high C = 41.9
| May record high C = 42.5
| May record high C = 42.5
| Jun record high C = 39.1
| Jun record high C = 39.8
| Jul record high C = 37.5
| Jul record high C = 39.8
| Aug record high C = 38.9
| Aug record high C = 38.9
| Sep record high C = 38.0
| Sep record high C = 37.0
| Oct record high C = 37.0
| Oct record high C = 36.4
| Nov record high C = 37.0
| Nov record high C = 34.3
| Dec record high C = 34.0
| Dec record high C = 32.9
|year record high C = 42.5
|year record high C = 42.5
| Jan high C = 23.4
| Jan high C = 23.4
| Feb high C = 25.9
| Feb high C = 26.2
| Mar high C = 29.9
| Mar high C = 29.9
| Apr high C = 32.4
| Apr high C = 32.5
| May high C = 32.7
| May high C = 32.8
| Jun high C = 31.7
| Jun high C = 31.8
| Jul high C = 31.3
| Jul high C = 31.4
| Aug high C = 32.0
| Aug high C = 32.1
| Sep high C = 31.9
| Sep high C = 32.0
| Oct high C = 29.9
| Oct high C = 30.0
| Nov high C = 26.5
| Nov high C = 26.6
| Dec high C = 23.5
| Dec high C = 23.6
|year high C = 29.3
|year high C = 29.4
| Jan mean C = 17.0
| Jan mean C = 17.2
| Feb mean C = 18.7
| Feb mean C = 18.9
| Mar mean C = 21.9
| Mar mean C = 22.1
| Apr mean C = 24.8
| Apr mean C = 24.9
| May mean C = 26.4
| May mean C = 26.4
| Jun mean C = 26.6
| Jun mean C = 26.7
| Jul mean C = 26.5
| Jul mean C = 26.5
| Aug mean C = 26.6
| Aug mean C = 26.7
| Sep mean C = 25.9
| Sep mean C = 26.1
| Oct mean C = 23.9
| Oct mean C = 24.0
| Nov mean C = 20.4
| Nov mean C = 20.6
| Dec mean C = 17.2
| Dec mean C = 17.5
|year mean C = 23.0
|year mean C = 23.1
| Jan low C = 13.6
| Jan low C = 13.8
| Feb low C = 14.5
| Feb low C = 14.7
| Mar low C = 16.7
| Mar low C = 17.2
| Apr low C = 20.0
| Apr low C = 20.3
| May low C = 22.5
| May low C = 22.5
| Jun low C = 23.9
| Jun low C = 23.9
| Jul low C = 23.8
| Jul low C = 23.9
| Aug low C = 23.7
| Aug low C = 23.8
| Sep low C = 22.6
| Sep low C = 22.8
| Oct low C = 20.5
| Oct low C = 20.5
| Nov low C = 17.1
| Nov low C = 17.4
| Dec low C = 13.9
| Dec low C = 14.2
|year low C = 19.4
|year low C = 19.6
| Jan record low C = 3.4
| Jan record low C = 3.4
| Feb record low C = 7.1
| Feb record low C = 7.1
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| May record low C = 14.1
| May record low C = 14.1
| Jun record low C = 18.2
| Jun record low C = 18.2
| Jul record low C = 20.7
| Jul record low C = 20.1
| Aug record low C = 19.1
| Aug record low C = 19.1
| Sep record low C = 16.4
| Sep record low C = 16.4
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| Dec record low C = 3.6
| Dec record low C = 3.6
|year record low C = 3.4
|year record low C = 3.4
| precipitation colour = green
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| Jan precipitation mm = 27
| Jan rain mm = 31.4
| Feb precipitation mm = 36
| Feb rain mm = 33.2
| Mar precipitation mm = 60
| Mar rain mm = 62.3
| Apr precipitation mm = 135
| Apr rain mm = 137.7
| May precipitation mm = 258
| May rain mm = 276.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 438
| Jun rain mm = 426.7
| Jul precipitation mm = 467
| Jul rain mm = 478.7
| Aug precipitation mm = 372
| Aug rain mm = 363.5
| Sep precipitation mm = 146
| Sep rain mm = 150.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 91
| Oct rain mm = 86.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 51
| Nov rain mm = 52.4
| Dec precipitation mm = 25
| Dec rain mm = 27.2
|year precipitation mm = 2105
| year rain mm = 2126.6
| Jan precipitation days = 5.4
| Jan rain days = 5.1
| Feb precipitation days = 5.1
| Feb rain days = 4.8
| Mar precipitation days = 7.4
| Mar rain days = 7.5
| Apr precipitation days = 13.2
| Apr rain days = 13.0
| May precipitation days = 19.5
| May rain days = 19.4
| Jun precipitation days = 23.8
| Jun rain days = 23.7
| Jul precipitation days = 25.8
| Jul rain days = 25.2
| Aug precipitation days = 22.0
| Aug rain days = 21.6
| Sep precipitation days = 13.0
| Sep rain days = 13.0
| Oct precipitation days = 10.1
| Oct rain days = 9.4
| Nov precipitation days = 6.8
| Nov rain days = 6.7
| Dec precipitation days = 5.7
| Dec rain days = 5.3
|year precipitation days = 157.9
|year rain days = 154.8
| Jan humidity = 81.1
| Jan humidity = 80.6
| Feb humidity = 76.6
| Feb humidity = 76.4
| Mar humidity = 74.7
| Mar humidity = 74.5
| Apr humidity = 76.6
| Apr humidity = 76.5
| May humidity = 80.4
| May humidity = 79.9
| Jun humidity = 86.2
| Jun humidity = 85.3
| Jul humidity = 87.9
| Jul humidity = 87.0
| Aug humidity = 86.7
| Aug humidity = 86.0
| Sep humidity = 84.5
| Sep humidity = 84.0
| Oct humidity = 84.2
| Oct humidity = 83.8
| Nov humidity = 84.1
| Nov humidity = 83.8
| Dec humidity = 84.0
| Dec humidity = 83.1
|year humidity = 82.3
|year humidity = 81.7
| Jan sun = 131
| Jan sun = 129.4
| Feb sun = 144
| Feb sun = 148.2
| Mar sun = 186
| Mar sun = 179.3
| Apr sun = 200
| Apr sun = 198.2
| May sun = 186
| May sun = 178.1
| Jun sun = 120
| Jun sun = 118.0
| Jul sun = 123
| Jul sun = 123.3
| Aug sun = 150
| Aug sun = 152.2
| Sep sun = 164
| Sep sun = 162.7
| Oct sun = 153
| Oct sun = 151.6
| Nov sun = 138
| Nov sun = 140.7
| Dec sun = 131
| Dec sun = 131.1
| year sun = 1824
| year sun = 1823.6
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|Jan high C = 18.8
|Feb high C = 21.0
|Mar high C = 24.4
|Apr high C = 27.0
|May high C = 27.5
|Jun high C = 27.0
|Jul high C = 26.8
|Aug high C = 27.5
|Sep high C = 27.0
|Oct high C = 25.1
|Nov high C = 22.1
|Dec high C = 19.3
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 13.6
|Feb mean C = 15.4
|Mar mean C = 18.7
|Apr mean C = 21.4
|May mean C = 22.7
|Jun mean C = 23.1
|Jul mean C = 22.9
|Aug mean C = 23.1
|Sep mean C = 22.2
|Oct mean C = 20.2
|Nov mean C = 16.9
|Dec mean C = 13.9
|year mean C = 19.5
|Jan low C = 10.1
|Feb low C = 11.4
|Mar low C = 14.3
|Apr low C = 17.2
|May low C = 19.3
|Jun low C = 20.7
|Jul low C = 20.6
|Aug low C = 20.4
|Sep low C = 19.2
|Oct low C = 17.0
|Nov low C = 13.5
|Dec low C = 10.3
|year low C = 16.2
|Jan record high C = 28.7 |Jan record low C = 0.8
|Feb record high C = 31.2 |Feb record low C = 3.2
|Mar record high C = 34.0 |Mar record low C = 2.9
|Apr record high C = 34.7 |Apr record low C = 7.9
|May record high C = 34.5 |May record low C = 11.9
|Jun record high C = 32.4 |Jun record low C = 15.0
|Jul record high C = 32.7 |Jul record low C = 16.9
|Aug record high C = 33.4 |Aug record low C = 17.0
|Sep record high C = 32.2 |Sep record low C = 12.7
|Oct record high C = 31.0 |Oct record low C = 7.2
|Nov record high C = 29.5 |Nov record low C = 4.0
|Dec record high C = 28.0 |Dec record low C = -0.4
|year record high C = |year record low C =
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|Jan rain mm = 40.1
|Feb rain mm = 39.0
|Mar rain mm = 81.2
|Apr rain mm = 185.1
|May rain mm = 340.4
|Jun rain mm = 472.5
|Jul rain mm = 545.2
|Aug rain mm = 340.0
|Sep rain mm = 186.2
|Oct rain mm = 131.9
|Nov rain mm = 75.3
|Dec rain mm = 35.1
|year rain mm = 2469.0
|Jan rain days = 7.2
|Feb rain days = 7.0
|Mar rain days = 8.4
|Apr rain days = 14.0
|May rain days = 21.9
|Jun rain days = 25.2
|Jul rain days = 26.3
|Aug rain days = 23.0
|Sep rain days = 16.3
|Oct rain days = 12.5
|Nov rain days = 8.2
|Dec rain days = 5.1
|year rain days = 175.0
|Jan humidity = 81.2
|Feb humidity = 77.0
|Mar humidity = 73.0
|Apr humidity = 75.9
|May humidity = 81.3
|Jun humidity = 87.2
|Jul humidity = 89.0
|Aug humidity = 87.6
|Sep humidity = 86.0
|Oct humidity = 84.3
|Nov humidity = 82.3
|Dec humidity = 81.7
|year humidity = 82.2
|Jan sun = 161.5
|Feb sun = 167.0
|Mar sun = 189.3
|Apr sun = 204.3
|May sun = 186.4
|Jun sun = 114.5
|Jul sun = 117.2
|Aug sun = 145.2
|Sep sun = 157.6
|Oct sun = 156.4
|Nov sun = 164.1
|Dec sun = 168.0
|year sun = 1936.8
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[[Category:Provincial capitals in Vietnam]]
[[Category:Provincial capitals in Vietnam]]
[[Category:Districts of Lai Châu Province]]
[[Category:Districts of Lai Châu province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Lai Châu Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Lai Châu province]]
[[Category:Cities in Vietnam]]
[[Category:Cities in Vietnam]]



Revision as of 12:25, 9 May 2024

Lai Châu
Thành phố Lai Châu
Lai Châu City
Lai Châu City Lake
Lai Châu City Lake
Map
Lai Châu is located in Vietnam
Lai Châu
Lai Châu
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 22°23′57″N 103°26′21″E / 22.39917°N 103.43917°E / 22.39917; 103.43917
Country Vietnam
ProvinceLai Châu
Established town10 October 2004
Established city27 December 2013
Area
 • Total92.37 km2 (35.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total42,973
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)
ClimateCwa
Websitethanhpho.laichau.gov.vn
Lai Châu Town Square Monument, as seen in April 2014.

Lai Châu (listen) is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital city of Lai Châu Province. The city borders Phong Thổ District, Sìn Hồ DistrictTam Đường District.

History

Lai Châu town square in 2006

Lai Châu, or Muang Lay (Vietnamese: Mường Lay) was the seat of lords of the White Tai who were dominant over other Thai peoples of the area, though there was rivalry between the White Tai rulers of Muang Lay and Muang So.[2] During the 1870s Muang Lay was the base of lord Đèo Văn Trị of the White Tai who sought to unite and become chief of the 12 mường (Sino-Vietnamese: Châu / ) making up the Sip Song Chau Tai. This he partially achieved, with the help first of the Chinese Black Flags, then later the French. His authority, and the autonomy of the area, was recognised by the French in 1890.

Demographics

As of 2020 the city had a population of 42,973, covering an area of 92.37 km².[1]

Administrative divisions

Lai Châu City is officially divided into 7 commune-level sub-divisions, including 5 wards (Đoàn Kết, Đông Phong, Quyết Thắng, Quyết Tiến, Tân Phong) and 2 rural communes (San Thàng, Sùng Phài).[1]

Climate

Lai Châu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), typical for northwestern Vietnam, with hot, oppressively humid, and wet summers and warm to very warm, dry winters.

Climate data for Lai Châu, elevation 244 m (801 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.3
(93.7)
38.0
(100.4)
39.6
(103.3)
41.9
(107.4)
42.5
(108.5)
39.8
(103.6)
39.8
(103.6)
38.9
(102.0)
37.0
(98.6)
36.4
(97.5)
34.3
(93.7)
32.9
(91.2)
42.5
(108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)
26.2
(79.2)
29.9
(85.8)
32.5
(90.5)
32.8
(91.0)
31.8
(89.2)
31.4
(88.5)
32.1
(89.8)
32.0
(89.6)
30.0
(86.0)
26.6
(79.9)
23.6
(74.5)
29.4
(84.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.2
(63.0)
18.9
(66.0)
22.1
(71.8)
24.9
(76.8)
26.4
(79.5)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.1
(79.0)
24.0
(75.2)
20.6
(69.1)
17.5
(63.5)
23.1
(73.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8)
14.7
(58.5)
17.2
(63.0)
20.3
(68.5)
22.5
(72.5)
23.9
(75.0)
23.9
(75.0)
23.8
(74.8)
22.8
(73.0)
20.5
(68.9)
17.4
(63.3)
14.2
(57.6)
19.6
(67.3)
Record low °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1)
7.1
(44.8)
8.1
(46.6)
12.9
(55.2)
14.1
(57.4)
18.2
(64.8)
20.1
(68.2)
19.1
(66.4)
16.4
(61.5)
10.0
(50.0)
7.5
(45.5)
3.6
(38.5)
3.4
(38.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 31.4
(1.24)
33.2
(1.31)
62.3
(2.45)
137.7
(5.42)
276.8
(10.90)
426.7
(16.80)
478.7
(18.85)
363.5
(14.31)
150.8
(5.94)
86.1
(3.39)
52.4
(2.06)
27.2
(1.07)
2,126.6
(83.72)
Average rainy days 5.1 4.8 7.5 13.0 19.4 23.7 25.2 21.6 13.0 9.4 6.7 5.3 154.8
Average relative humidity (%) 80.6 76.4 74.5 76.5 79.9 85.3 87.0 86.0 84.0 83.8 83.8 83.1 81.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 129.4 148.2 179.3 198.2 178.1 118.0 123.3 152.2 162.7 151.6 140.7 131.1 1,823.6
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3]
Climate data for Tam Dương District, Lai Châu, elevation 900 m (3,000 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.7
(83.7)
31.2
(88.2)
34.0
(93.2)
34.7
(94.5)
34.5
(94.1)
32.4
(90.3)
32.7
(90.9)
33.4
(92.1)
32.2
(90.0)
31.0
(87.8)
29.5
(85.1)
28.0
(82.4)
34.7
(94.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8)
21.0
(69.8)
24.4
(75.9)
27.0
(80.6)
27.5
(81.5)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
27.5
(81.5)
27.0
(80.6)
25.1
(77.2)
22.1
(71.8)
19.3
(66.7)
24.5
(76.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.6
(56.5)
15.4
(59.7)
18.7
(65.7)
21.4
(70.5)
22.7
(72.9)
23.1
(73.6)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
22.2
(72.0)
20.2
(68.4)
16.9
(62.4)
13.9
(57.0)
19.5
(67.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2)
11.4
(52.5)
14.3
(57.7)
17.2
(63.0)
19.3
(66.7)
20.7
(69.3)
20.6
(69.1)
20.4
(68.7)
19.2
(66.6)
17.0
(62.6)
13.5
(56.3)
10.3
(50.5)
16.2
(61.2)
Record low °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4)
3.2
(37.8)
2.9
(37.2)
7.9
(46.2)
11.9
(53.4)
15.0
(59.0)
16.9
(62.4)
17.0
(62.6)
12.7
(54.9)
7.2
(45.0)
4.0
(39.2)
−0.4
(31.3)
−0.4
(31.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 40.1
(1.58)
39.0
(1.54)
81.2
(3.20)
185.1
(7.29)
340.4
(13.40)
472.5
(18.60)
545.2
(21.46)
340.0
(13.39)
186.2
(7.33)
131.9
(5.19)
75.3
(2.96)
35.1
(1.38)
2,469
(97.20)
Average rainy days 7.2 7.0 8.4 14.0 21.9 25.2 26.3 23.0 16.3 12.5 8.2 5.1 175.0
Average relative humidity (%) 81.2 77.0 73.0 75.9 81.3 87.2 89.0 87.6 86.0 84.3 82.3 81.7 82.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 161.5 167.0 189.3 204.3 186.4 114.5 117.2 145.2 157.6 156.4 164.1 168.0 1,936.8
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[4]

References

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