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Sa Pa
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old town of Lao Cai province, Vietnam
Key facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Northwest
- Province
- Lào Cai
- Capital
- Sa Pa ward
- District level town class 4
- 685 km (264 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,600 m (5,200 ft)
- Density
- 103/km (267/sq mi)
- Urban
- 20,503
- Rural
- 50,160
- Time zone
- UTC+7 (UTC + 7)
- Climate
- subtropical highland climate (Cfb)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Sa Pa ( Vietnamese pronunciation: [ʂaː paː], also written Sapa; French: Chapa) is a district-level town (thị xã) in Lào Cai province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It covers an area of 685 km (264 sq mi) and had a population of 70,663 as of 2022.
Sa Pa is a market center and tourist destination. Ethnic minorities constitute most of the population, notably the Hmong, Dao, Giáy, and Tày.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sa Pa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.