Sơn La
Provincial city in Vietnam
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Sơn La (ⓘ; Tai Dam: ꪹꪎꪷꪙꪨꪱ[3]) is a city in the north-west region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Sơn La Province. It is bordered by Thuận Châu District, Mường La District, and Mai Sơn District.
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| Sơn La City Thành phố Sơn La | |
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| Coordinates: 21°19′37″N 103°54′51″E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Sơn La |
| Area | |
• Total | 323.51 km2 (124.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 106,052 |
| • Density | 327.82/km2 (849.04/sq mi) |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | thanhpho |
History
In the era of the Sip Hoc Chau Tai, Sơn La was a fort of the Black Tai.[4][5][6]
Demographics
As of 2019 the city had a population of 106,052, covering an area of 323.5 km2.
Administrative divisions
Sơn La City is divided into 12 commune-level sub-divisions, including 7 wards (Chiềng An, Chiềng Cơi, Chiềng Lề, Chiềng Sinh, Quyết Tâm, Quyết Thắng, Tô Hiệu) and 5 rural communes (Chiềng Cọ, Chiềng Đen, Chiềng Ngần, Chiềng Xôm, Hua La).
Climate
Like most of Northern Vietnam, Sơn La has a dry-winter humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwa), affected by the East Asian monsoons.
| Climate data for Sơn La | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 24.9 (0.98) |
23.8 (0.94) |
49.3 (1.94) |
115.4 (4.54) |
182.8 (7.20) |
236.5 (9.31) |
267.7 (10.54) |
264.8 (10.43) |
137.9 (5.43) |
62.0 (2.44) |
34.8 (1.37) |
18.8 (0.74) |
1,415.6 (55.73) |
| Average rainy days | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 13.2 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 134.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.0 | 75.7 | 72.6 | 74.6 | 77.8 | 82.9 | 85.0 | 85.6 | 84.0 | 81.9 | 80.7 | 79.1 | 79.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.9 | 143.9 | 171.5 | 193.5 | 204.6 | 150.4 | 150.6 | 164.8 | 179.5 | 177.8 | 164.6 | 164.9 | 2,005.7 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[7] | |||||||||||||
