Sơn La (listen; Tai Dam: ꪹꪎꪷꪙꪨꪱ[3]) 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.

Sơn La
Thành phố Sơn La
Sơn La City
Map
Sơn La is located in Vietnam
Sơn La
Sơn La
Location of Sơn La in Vietnam
Sơn La is located in Southeast Asia
Sơn La
Sơn La
Sơn La (Southeast Asia)
Sơn La is located in Asia
Sơn La
Sơn La
Sơn La (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
 • Total
323.51 km2 (124.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
106,052
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
ClimateCwa
Websitethanhpho.sonla.gov.vn

History

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In the era of the Sip Song Chau Tai, Sơn La was a fort of the Black Tai.[4][5][6]

Demographics

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As of 2019 the city had a population of 106,052, covering an area of 323.5 km2.

Administrative divisions

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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

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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[7]

References

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  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).