Sa Pa, Lào Cai
Ward in Lào Cai, Vietnam
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Sa Pa (ⓘ) or Sapa is a ward of Lào Cai Province in Northwest Vietnam. Prior to July 2025, it was a frontier township and capital of the former Sa Pa District.[1]
Sa Pa
Phường Sa Pa | |
|---|---|
| Sa Pa Ward | |
 Sa Pa | |
  Sa Pa Location of Sa Pa in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 22°20′8″N 103°50′31″E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Lào Cai |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 9,412 |
| • Density | 1.506/km2 (3.90/sq mi) |
The Standing Committee of the National Assembly promulgated Resolution No. 1673/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in Lào Cai Province in 2025. Accordingly, the entire natural area and population of the wards of Hàm Rồng, Ô Quý Hồ, Sa Pả, Cầu Mây, Phan Si Păng and Sa Pa (in Sa Pa Town) were reorganized to form a new ward named Sa Pa Ward.[2]
