DIEN BIEN PORTAL
Home Potential and strength of localities

  • Dien Bien, being a huge natural area with almost 1 million hectares, has a lot of land potential, especially land for agricultural and forestry development, which accounts for nearly 80% of the total. In addition to a large area of unused agricultural and forestry land, the climate and soil in Dien Bien is also rich and diverse, which is a favorable condition for the development of many types of agricultural and forestry products with economic value. Typically, the Muong Thanh field is often the largest in the Northwest region, producing the famously excellent Dien Bien rice specialty and providing a significant source of revenue for farmers. Typically, the Muong Thanh field is often the largest in the Northwest region, producing the famously excellent Dien Bien rice specialty and providing a significant source of revenue for farmers such as Bac Thom No. 7; Seng Cu... Many enterprises have also invested in producing high-quality rice in the Muong Thanh field, which has brought many benefits to the community in addition to ensuring food security for the locality.

  • With the advantages of traffic and soil, approaching the development of the most vibrant economic center in the province, Dien Bien Phu city; Therefore, along with focusing on implementing urban highlight planning, Dien Bien district has been trying to perfect technical infrastructure, promote administrative reform and attract investment to develop production and business; thereby contributing to socio-economic development.

  • Dien Bien had achieved unexpected outcomes in socioeconomic development in the area by the end of 2021, despite being significantly afflicted by the Covid-19 epidemic. Typically, the GRDP growth rate is over 6%, which is more than twice the country's average growth rate. That has partly demonstrated the efforts to change from thinking to action of the Party committees, authorities at all levels and people of Dien Bien in promoting potentials and strengths and seeking and taking advantage of economic development opportunities in the new situation. Dien Bien has also made a breakthrough in vital infrastructure investment in 2021, bringing up a slew of new options for the future growth of the Dien Bien’s economy. In particular, the province still focuses on strengths in agriculture, forestry and tourism to exploit and invest on a larger scale and more scientifically.

  • Muong Lay town is located in the north of Dien Bien province, the north borders by Lai Chau province, the rests border by Muong Cha district. It is the confluence of Nam Na river, Nam Lay stream and Da river. Muong Lay town is distributed along the banks of the Nam Lay stream, now a part of the Son La hydropower lake. The total natural area of the town is 11,266.56 ha, accounting for 1.18% of the natural area of the whole province. The town has 3 administrative units, including Lay Nua commune, Na Lay ward, Song Da ward and the population of more than 12,000 people.

  • Dien Bien Phu city is located nearly 500 km northwest of Hanoi city. The East borders on Muong Ang district; The Southeast borders on Dien Bien Dong district; To the west and the south, it borders on Dien Bien district; The North borders on Muong Cha district.

  • Nam Po district was established in 2012 on the basis of separating some of communes of Muong Nhe district and Muong Cha district. It is a mountainous border district, located in the northwest of Dien Bien province, about 140 km from Dien Bien Phu city.

  • Muong Nhe is a mountainous district, located on the junction of the border between Vietnam and Laos and China. The Northwest borders on Yunnan province, China; the West and Southwest borders Phongsaly province, Laos; the southwest borders on Nam Po district; The East and Northeast borders Muong Te district, Lai Chau province.

  • Dien Bien is a mountainous border district. It is located in the West-South of Dien Bien province, the North borders Muong Cha district, the South borders Sop Cop district, Son La province, the East borders the Dien Bien Phu City and Dien Bien Dong district, the West borders with Laos.

  • Muong Cha district has an area of 1,199.42 km², a population of 47,183 people, has 12 administrative divisions including 11 commues and 1 town. The district is bordered by Muong Lay town and Sin Ho, Nam Nhun districts (Lai Chau province) in the north, bordered by Tua Chua district and Tuan Giao district in the east; bordered by Muong Ang district in the southeast ; bordered by Dien Bien Phu City and Dien Bien district in the south; bordered by Nam Po district and Laos in the west.

  • Dien Bien Dong district, Dien Bien province is a mountainous district with a total natural area of 120,897.85 ha; At present, there are 14 communes and 1 town with 243 villages, including 6 ethnic groups: Mong, Thai, Lao, Kho Mu, Sinh Mun and Kinh.

  • Muong Ang has a total natural area of 44,341.44 ha, with 10 affiliated administrative divisions including 9 communes and 1 town; the average population is 47,000 people, including 4 main ethnic groups of Thai (accounting for 70.5%), Mong (13.9%), Kinh (11.6%), Kho Mu (3.3%), the rest are other ethnic groups. Located about 40 km from Dien Bien Phu City to the West, Muong Ang District is endowed with soil, climate by the nature, in appropriate with the development of industrial crops, especially coffee.

  • Tua Chua is located in the Northeast of Dien Bien Province, 128 km from Dien Bien Phu City; bordered by Sin Ho District of Lai Chau Province in the North, bordered by Tuan Giao District in the South, bordered by Muong Cha District of Dien Bien Province in the West, bordered by Quynh Nhai District of Son La Province in the East.

  • Tuan Giao has an area of 1,136.29 km2, a population of 80,810 people (2017), has 19 administrative divisions including 18 commues and 1 town. The district is bordered by Quynh Nhai District and Thuan Chau District of Son La Province in the east, bordered by Muong Cha District in the west, bordered by Muong Ang District in the south, bordered by Tua Chua District in the north.

1 
Introduction
News - Events
Government
Tourism
Services
INFOGRAPHIC NEWS
Photo library
Video library
Administrator
PORTAL OF DIEN BIEN PROVINCE
Add: 851 Vo Nguyen Giap street, Muong Thanh Ward, Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien province
Tel: 0215.3827726 - 0215.3827319
Email: portal@dienbien.gov.vn