Lào Cai
Lào Cai | |
|---|---|
| Lào Cai City Thành phố Lào Cai | |
| Coordinates: 22°28′50″N 103°58′30″E / 22.48056°N 103.97500°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Lào Cai |
| Established city | 30 November 2004 |
| Area | |
• Total | 282.13 km2 (108.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 130,671 |
| Climate | Cwa |
Lào Cai ([làːw kāːj] ⓘ) is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Lào Cai Province. The city borders Bảo Thắng District, Bát Xát District, Sa Pa and the city of Hekou Yao Autonomous County, in Yunnan province of southwest China. It lies at the junction of the Red River (Sông Hồng) and the Nanxi River (Yunnan), approximately 160 miles (260 km) northwest of Hanoi.
It is a market town for timber, and the Lào Cai Railway Station is located on the Kunming–Haiphong railway to Yunnan Province in China.