Sơn La is a former city in the north-west region of Vietnam and the capital of Sơn La Province, bordered by Thuận Châu, Mường La and Mai Sơn districts. According to the Vietnamese Wikipedia article the city was established by Decree 98/NĐ-CP of 3 September 2008 on the basis of the whole area and population of Sơn La town, and it was a class II urban area. It lies between 21°15′ and 21°31′ north and 103°45′ and 104°0′ east, about 320 kilometres northwest of Hanoi, with an area of 323.51 square kilometres and 128,470 people in 2018. National Route 6 passes through it, and the Hanoi, Hòa Bình, Sơn La, Điện Biên expressway was being built along its southwestern edge.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Vietnam: cities and towns (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deCities table, 2019 census column
Sơn La City SLA 47,871 62,161 70,362
Cities table, census year
Sơn La City SLA 47,871 62,161 70,362
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View the Source 2. Vietnamese Wikipedia: Sơn La (thành phố)
Vietnamese WikipediaĐịa lýQuote, Địa lý
Thành phố Sơn La có diện tích là 323,51 km²
3. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 21.327,103.9141
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (21.327,103.9141); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountainQuote, SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (21.327,103.9141); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
"elevation": 601.0
4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 21.25 103.75 (class Cwa) containing the city pointQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 21.25 103.75 (class Cwa) containing the city point
21.25 103.75 Cwa
5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13Quote, Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Ho Chi Minh entry suffices for most purposes as it agrees with all of
Sơn La (city) (Wikipedia)
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is a former city in the north-west region of Vietnam
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is a former city in the north-west region of Vietnam
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