Key facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Northwest
- Type
- Province
- Body
- Điện Biên Provincial People's Council
- Chairman of people s council
- Lò Văn Sơn
- Chairman of people s committee
- Lê Thành Đô
- Total
- 9,539.93 km (3,683.39 sq mi)
- Density
- 70.5551/km (182.737/sq mi)
- M ng
- 38.12%
- Th i
- 35.69%
- Vietnamese
- 17.38%
- Kh m
- 3.30%
- Dao
- 1.11%
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Điện Biên is a province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is bordered by Lai Châu to the northeast, Sơn La to the southeast, Pu'er City, Yunnan, China, to the northwest, and Phongsaly province in Laos to the west. The province covers an area of about 9,540 km (3,683 mi) and as of 2024 had a population of 656,700 people.
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