3-782: Phong Thổ is a rural district of Lai Châu province in the Northwest region of Vietnam . As of 2019 the district had a population of 79,645. The district covers an area of 1034.60 km. The district's capital is Phong Thổ. The district is officially divided into 17 commune-level sub-divisions including the township of Phong Thổ and 16 rural communes (Bản Lang, Dào San, Hoang Thèn, Huổi Luông, Khổng Lào, Lản Nhì Thàng, Ma Li Pho, Mồ Sì San, Mù Sang, Mường So, Nậm Xe, Pa Vây Sử, Sì Lở Lầu, Sin Suối Hồ, Tung Qua Lìn, Vàng Ma Chải). 22°30′00″N 103°25′01″E / 22.500°N 103.417°E / 22.500; 103.417 This article about
6-635: A location in Lai Châu Province , Vietnam is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Huy%E1%BB%87n Districts ( Vietnamese : huyện ), also known as rural districts or counties , are one of several types of second-tier administrative subdivisions of Vietnam , the other types being urban districts ( Vietnamese : quận ), provincial cities ( thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh ), municipal cities ( thành phố thuộc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương ), and district-level towns ( thị xã ). The districts are subdivisions of
9-484: The first-tier divisions, namely the provinces and municipalities . Districts are subdivided into third-tier units, namely townships and communes . The districts existed since the 15th century. Prior to 1945 the huyện ( chữ Hán : 縣 ) was also called district and earlier "sub-prefecture" of the prefectures, or phủ into which provinces were previously divided. The administrative reorganization by Minh Mạng of Nguyen dynasty in 1832 did not substantially affect
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