diverse people and culture
Vietnam’s Northwestern Region Quest: Follow the Minor Ethnic Groups in Lao Cai
Out of the six provinces in the Northwestern area, Lao Cai is relatively more well-off, with a huge revenue from tourism, especially in Sapa District and the Hoang Lien Mountain site. With more than 25 ethnic groups living together, Lao Cai is a province with rich and diverse cultural landscape and historical heritage. However, due…
Pollution
(Note: It is incredibly difficult to attain environmental information in Vietnam because there is no centralized data portal, much of the record is not available for public usage, and many reports from international organizations only focus around bigger cities, especially Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. Even the annual Statistical book for each province, which is…
Population
Here is again the map of the region with its six provinces This is the results of the 2009 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census (PDF, in Vietnamese and English). The information on minor ethnicity distribution in these six provinces are on page 154 (10. Lao Cai), page 155 (11. Dien Bien), page 156 (12.…
Regional and Municipal Plans
This is an overview of several development plans executed in the Northwestern area, listed by the most recent date. These plans span across different scales, from international, national, regional to municipal and local, and across different focuses, from tourism to trade and general development. Some of these plans are actually already outdated; however, it is…
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The Mountainous Region of Northwestern Vietnam 