Son La is a province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It borders Laos to the south. The population includes Black and White Tai ethnic group. Son La Dam, the largest hydroelectric power station in Southeast Asia. is located in this province.
Son La is subdivided into 12 district-level sub-divisions:
They are further subdivided into nine commune-level towns (or townlets), 188 communes, and seven wards.
Located in the Indochinese Peninsula’s eastern edge, Vietnam covers an area of around 331,211.6 sq. km. The coastline of mainland Vietnam is about 3,260 km long. The country also includes several islands. Vietnam is roughly S-shaped running for a distance of about 1,650 km in the north-to-south directions. It is about 50 km wide at ... Read more