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Lai Châu

the former provincial capital of Lai Chau province, Vietnam
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Lai Châu

Summary

Lai Châu is a provincial city of Vietnam[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lai Châu is located in Lai Châu[3].
  • Lai Châu is in the country of Vietnam[4].
  • Lai Châu's instance of is recorded as provincial city of Vietnam[5].
  • Lai Châu's instance of is recorded as district-level town of Vietnam[6].
  • Lai Châu's Commons category is recorded as Lai Chau City[7].
  • October 10, 2004 marks the founding of Lai Châu[8].
  • Lai Châu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.3991072, 'lon': 103.439256}[9].
  • Lai Châu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.39131, 'lon': 103.45047}[10].
  • Lai Châu's capital of is recorded as Lai Châu[11].
  • Lai Châu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+70.77'}[12].

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Geography

Lai Châu is in the country of Vietnam[4]. It is located in it[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lai Châu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+70.77'}[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include provincial city of Vietnam[5] and district-level town of Vietnam[6].

History and Context

October 10, 2004 marks the founding of Lai Châu[8].

Why It Matters

Lai Châu has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Vietnam

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Thanhoangviet · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital of → Lai Châu
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Lai Châu
    Country → Vietnam
    Instance of → provincial city of Vietnam, district-level town of Vietnam
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q36409]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261331|batch #261331]]"
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