Lào Cai Province

Lào Cai Province (Vietnamese: Tỉnh Lào Cai) is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the North Western Region and is bordered by the provinces Hà Giang to the east, Yên Bái to the south, Lai Châu to the west, and China to the north. Its capital and largest city is Lào Cai, located in the north of the province, near the Chinese border on the Red River. The province is very mountainous, and is known for the hill station town of Sa Pa, and Vietnam's highest mountain, Fansipan.