Sơn La (Province)

Sơn La
Provincial capital:	Sơn La
Region:	Northwest
Surface:	14,055 km²
Residents:	1,076,055 (2009) {{{Proof}}}
Population density :	77 inhabitants / km²
License plate :	26th
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Sơn La is a province of Vietnam . It is located in the northwest of the country in the northwest region . The province borders Laos in the south . Sơn La has its own airport, Nà Sản Airport. The capital of the province is Sơn La .

Districts

Sơn La is divided into ten districts:

Quỳnh Nhai
Mường La
Thuận Châu
Phù Yên
Bắc Yên
May Sn
Sông Mã
Yên Châu
Mộc Châu
Sốp Cộp

The provincial capital Sơn La is a separate municipality.

population

According to the population statistics from 2009, Sơn La had 1,076,055 inhabitants, of which 148,239 (13.8%) lived in cities. 410,365 (38.1%) were younger than 18 years, 62,907 (5.8%) 60 years and older.

With 572,441 residents (53.2%) the majority of the population belonged to the Thái nationality, 189,461 (17.6%) were ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh) , 157,253 (14.6%) Hmong , 81,502 (7.6%) Mường , 21,288 (2%) Xinh Mun and 19,013 (1.8%) Yao (Dao) . The majority of the Vietnamese lived in cities (where they made up the majority of the population), all other ethnic groups predominantly in the countryside.

Individual evidence

↑ Kết quả toàn bộ Tổng điều tra Dân số và Nhà ở Việt Nam năm 2009 Phần I: Biểu Tổng hợp. Hanoi, June 2010.

21.166666666667 104Coordinates: 21 ° 10 ′ N , 104 ° 0 ′ E

[1] Kết quả toàn bộ Tổng điều tra Dân số và Nhà ở Việt Nam năm 2009 Phần I: Biểu Tổng hợp. Hanoi, June 2010.