Điện Biên province
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Location of Điên Biên within Vietnam | |
Interactive map of Điện Biên | |
| Coordinates: 21°23′N 103°1′E / 21.383°N 103.017°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Northwest |
| Capital | Điện Biên Phủ |
| Subdivision | 1 city, 8 rural districts and one town |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Điện Biên Provincial People's Council |
| • Chairman of People's Council | Lò Văn Sơn |
| • Chairman of People's Committee | Lê Thành Đô |
| Area | |
• Province | 9,539.93 km2 (3,683.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Province | 756,700 |
| • Density | 79.32/km2 (205.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 195,000 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Mông | 38.12% |
| • Thái | 35.69% |
| • Vietnamese | 17.38% |
| • Khơ Mú | 3.30% |
| • Dao | 1.11% |
| • Others | 4.4% |
| GDP | |
| • Province | VND 15.750 trillion US$ 0.684 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 215 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-71 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.618 (29th) |
| Website | www |
Điện Biên is a province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is bordered by Lai Châu to the northeast, Sơn La to the southeast, Pu'er City, Yunnan, China, to the northwest, and Phongsaly province in Laos to the west. The province covers an area of about 9,540 km2 (3,683 mi2) and as of 2024 it had a population of 656,700 people.