North Western Region

The North Western Region (Vietnamese: Tây Bắc Bộ) is one of the 8 regions of Vietnam. It is located in the country's northwest and is a grouping of 7 provinces. It borders the North Western Region and the Red River Delta to the east, the North Central Region to the south, China to the north, and Laos to the west.

It is the most mounainous of Vietnam's eight regions, and home to the country's highest peak, Fansipan in the Hoàng Liên Mountains. The Black River and the Red River flow through the region.

The region is the second-least populated of the regions, with 6,731,156 residents. It is also home to many ethnic groups, such as the Hmong and the Tay, who populate the many isolated hills and valleys of the region.

Stats
{| class="wikitable" !colspan=6|North Western Region !Province !Capital !Land Area !Population !Population Density !Number Code !colspan=2|Total !54,107km² !6,694,023 !124/km² !
 * Phú Thọ Province
 * Việt Trì
 * 3534km²
 * 1,513,450
 * 428/km²
 * 19
 * Hòa Bình Province
 * Hòa Bình
 * 4590km²
 * 1,237,962
 * 277/km²
 * 28
 * Lào Cai Province
 * Lào Cai
 * 6364km²
 * 902,723
 * 142/km²
 * 24
 * Yên Bái Province
 * Yên Bái
 * 6887km²
 * 859,104
 * 125/km²
 * 21
 * Sơn La Province
 * Sơn La
 * 14,123km²
 * 1,020,480
 * 72/km²
 * 26
 * Lai Châu Province
 * Lai Châu
 * 9068km²
 * 502,933
 * 55/km²
 * 25
 * Điện Biên Province
 * Điện Biên Phủ
 * 9541km²
 * 621,371
 * 65/km²
 * 27
 * Điện Biên Province
 * Điện Biên Phủ
 * 9541km²
 * 621,371
 * 65/km²
 * 27
 * 27