- Lai Chau Province
Infobox province of Vietnam
Name = Lai Châu
Meaning =
Council Chair = Lỳ Khai Phà
Committee Chair = Lò Văn Giàng
Capital = Lai Châu
Region = Northwest
Area = 9,059.4
Population = 308,000
Population year = 2004
Population density = 34.0
Ethnicities = Thai, H'Mông, Vietnamese, Giáy, Dao
Calling code = 23
ISO code = VN-01
Website =Lai Chau (Vietnamese: "Lai Châu" audio|Lai Chau.ogg|pronunciation;
IPA : IPA|/laɪ tɕʌʊ/) is a province in northwesternVietnam . Lai Chau province is the most scarcely populated in Vietnam. It shares a border withChina .*Principal City: Lai Châu (population c.55,000)
*Communes: Muong Lay district, Le Loi quarter of Lai Châu Town, Than Uyen.
*Major Economic Resources: Forestry/timber products.
*Annual Average Temperature: 23 degreesCelsius .
*Annual Average Rainfall: 2.5 m.Districts
Lai Châu is divided into one town (Lai Châu) and five districts:
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