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City in Vietnam
Sơn La Thành phố Sơn La
City (Class-3)
Sơn La City
Sơn La is located in VietnamSơn LaSơn LaLocation of Sơn La in VietnamShow map of VietnamSơn La is located in Southeast AsiaSơn LaSơn LaSơn La (Southeast Asia)Show map of Southeast AsiaSơn La is located in AsiaSơn LaSơn LaSơn La (Asia)Show map of Asia
Coordinates: 21°19′37″N 103°54′51″E / 21.3270341°N 103.9141288°E / 21.3270341; 103.9141288
Country Vietnam
ProvinceSơn La
Area
 • Total323.51 km (124.91 sq mi)
Population
 • Total106,052
 • Density330/km (850/sq mi)
ClimateCwa
Websitethanhpho.sonla.gov.vn

Sơn La (listen; Tai Dam: ꪹꪎꪷꪙꪨꪱ) is a city in the north-west region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Sơn La Province. It is bordered by Thuận Châu District, Mường La District, and Mai Sơn District.

History

In the era of the Sip Song Chau Tai, Sơn La was a fort of the Black Tai.

Demographics

As of 2019 the city had a population of 106,052, covering an area of 323.5 km.

Administrative divisions

Sơn La City is divided into 12 commune-level sub-divisions, including 7 wards (Chiềng An, Chiềng Cơi, Chiềng Lề, Chiềng Sinh, Quyết Tâm, Quyết Thắng, Tô Hiệu) and 5 rural communes (Chiềng Cọ, Chiềng Đen, Chiềng Ngần, Chiềng Xôm, Hua La).

Climate

Like most of Northern Vietnam, Sơn La has a dry-winter humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwa), affected by the East Asian monsoons.

Climate data for Sơn La
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.5
(88.7)
34.6
(94.3)
36.6
(97.9)
38.2
(100.8)
39.2
(102.6)
37.0
(98.6)
35.3
(95.5)
35.0
(95.0)
34.8
(94.6)
33.9
(93.0)
32.0
(89.6)
30.7
(87.3)
39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8)
23.3
(73.9)
27.0
(80.6)
29.7
(85.5)
30.6
(87.1)
30.0
(86.0)
29.6
(85.3)
29.7
(85.5)
29.2
(84.6)
27.2
(81.0)
24.4
(75.9)
21.6
(70.9)
27.0
(80.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.9
(58.8)
16.9
(62.4)
20.3
(68.5)
23.3
(73.9)
24.9
(76.8)
25.3
(77.5)
25.1
(77.2)
24.8
(76.6)
23.9
(75.0)
21.7
(71.1)
18.4
(65.1)
15.4
(59.7)
21.2
(70.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6)
12.5
(54.5)
15.6
(60.1)
18.7
(65.7)
20.9
(69.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.2
(72.0)
21.9
(71.4)
20.4
(68.7)
18.0
(64.4)
14.5
(58.1)
11.2
(52.2)
17.4
(63.3)
Record low °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)
3.9
(39.0)
4.8
(40.6)
8.4
(47.1)
13.7
(56.7)
15.2
(59.4)
17.2
(63.0)
15.4
(59.7)
13.4
(56.1)
7.0
(44.6)
3.6
(38.5)
−0.2
(31.6)
−0.5
(31.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 24.9
(0.98)
23.8
(0.94)
49.3
(1.94)
115.4
(4.54)
182.8
(7.20)
236.5
(9.31)
267.7
(10.54)
264.8
(10.43)
137.9
(5.43)
62.0
(2.44)
34.8
(1.37)
18.8
(0.74)
1,415.6
(55.73)
Average rainy days 4.8 4.5 6.4 12.4 16.8 18.9 21.6 19.9 13.2 7.8 4.5 3.6 134.3
Average relative humidity (%) 79.0 75.7 72.6 74.6 77.8 82.9 85.0 85.6 84.0 81.9 80.7 79.1 79.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 142.9 143.9 171.5 193.5 204.6 150.4 150.6 164.8 179.5 177.8 164.6 164.9 2,005.7
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology

References

  1. Giới thiệu chung thành phố Sơn La 27-11-2014 05:35
  2. General Statistics Office of Vietnam (2019). "Completed Results of the 2019 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Statistical Publishing House (Vietnam). ISBN 978-604-75-1532-5.
  3. This spelling is in the lyrics of this video (made by http://www.taistudiescenter.org): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kmBtvFcQF0
  4. Vietnam - Page 232 Michelin, - 2010 "Nommé gouverneur du district par l'administration coloniale en 1940, Deo Van Long devint de fait le suzerain non seulement des Thaïs blancs de Muong Te et de Phong To, mais aussi des Thaïs noirs de Son La."
  5. La cosmologie mừơng: suivie d'une étude sur le système agraire ... - Page 121 Từ Chi Nguyẽ̂n - 1997 "... rejoignent les esprits des phïa et tao, placés au-dessous des a nha; et, enfin, le "bord du ciel" réservé aux esprits des hommes du peuple. Toujours des Thâi noirs de Son La, Nguyên Ngoc Tuan rapporte un modèle d'univers assez différent."
  6. Nasan: la victoire oubliée, 1952-1953 : base aéroterrestre au Tonkin - Page 43 Jacques Favreau, Nicolas Dufour - 1999 "... Bao Daï en Haute-Région où accompagné de Dao Van Long, chef « historique » et président de la confédération thaï, il reçut l'allégeance des populations, aussi bien celle des Thaïs blancs de Laichau que celle des Thaïs noirs de Son-La."
  7. "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).
Cities in Vietnam
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Districts of Northwest Vietnam
Điện Biên province
Hòa Bình province
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Sơn La province
Yên Bái province
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