Province · Code 12
Tỉnh Lai Châu
Legal basis
- Commune level
1670/NQ-UBTVQH15
Adopted 6/16/2025; new commune government operating from 7/1/2025
Number checked, full text pending- Province level
NQ 202/2025/QH15
Adopted 12 June 2025; new province operating from 7/1/2025
- District level
Ceased operating
From 7/1/2025 under Resolution 203/2025/QH15 amending the Constitution
Provinces before 1 July 2025
History and name meanings
History and name meanings are compiled by LeKha from public sources and await an editor’s check against the originals. Each statement shows its evidence level and supporting sources.
Not enough verified material on this unit’s history before 2025. You can contribute sourced material.
Name meanings
Not enough verified material on the meaning of: Lai Châu.
Names over time
Each group is a separate administrative unit. The same name does not imply the same territory.
Tỉnh Lai Châu
Tỉnh Lai ChâuOfficial
listed in the 3/1/2025 catalogueCorroborated1
Listed in the 1 March 2025 catalogue; no record yet of when the name came into use.
Timeline
Not enough verified material on events of this unit.
Administrative lineage
Each relationship states its type (rename, merger, split) and source; none is inferred from similar names or nearby coordinates.
No sourced split or merger recorded.
Landscape and historical statistics
No sourced layer of historical rivers, coastlines, land use or boundaries with stated accuracy exists yet for this unit.
Population and area are not compared across periods when the unit’s extent differs.
Sources
Each source supports only the statements listed under it.
[1]Danh mục đơn vị hành chính Việt Nam (mốc cũ 1/3/2025, mới đến 20/9/2026)
Cục Thống kê – bộ seed supabase/seed/vietnam-place-names · Official portal · High reliability · Accessed 10/24/2026
Mã và tên ĐVHC đã đối chiếu tự động trong bộ seed của LeKha (validation_report.json).
- Tỉnh Lai Châu – Tỉnh Lai Châu — Tên trong danh mục ĐVHC tại mốc 2025-03-01.
38 commune-level units
| Unit | Unit code | Postal code | Former units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phường Đoàn Kết | 03388 | 30109 | 5 |
| Xã Bình Lư | 03390 | 30207 | 3 |
| Xã Sin Suối Hồ | 03394 | 30323 | 3 |
| Xã Tả Lèng | 03405 | 30211 | 3 |
| Phường Tân Phong | 03408 | 30110 | 5 |
| Xã Bản Bo | 03424 | 30219 | 2 |
| Xã Khun Há | 03430 | 30217 | 2 |
| Xã Bum Tở | 03433 | 30416 | 3 |
| Xã Nậm Hàng | 03434 | 30507 | 3 |
| Xã Thu Lũm | 03439 | 30411 | 2 |
| Xã Pa Ủ | 03442 | 30409 | 2 |
| Xã Mường Tè | 03445 | 30414 | 2 |
| Xã Mù Cả | 03451 | 30413 | 1 |
| Xã Hua Bum | 03460 | 30512 | 2 |
| Xã Tà Tổng | 03463 | 30417 | 1 |
| Xã Bum Nưa | 03466 | 30407 | 2 |
| Xã Mường Mô | 03472 | 30513 | 2 |
| Xã Sìn Hồ | 03478 | 30606 | 4 |
| Xã Lê Lợi | 03487 | 30516 | 4 |
| Xã Pa Tần | 03503 | 30610 | 3 |
| Xã Hồng Thu | 03508 | 30611 | 3 |
| Xã Nậm Tăm | 03517 | 30626 | 3 |
| Xã Tủa Sín Chải | 03529 | 30617 | 3 |
| Xã Pu Sam Cáp | 03532 | 30624 | 3 |
| Xã Nậm Mạ | 03538 | 30618 | 2 |
| Xã Nậm Cuổi | 03544 | 30622 | 2 |
| Xã Phong Thổ | 03549 | 30306 | 4 |
| Xã Sì Lở Lầu | 03562 | 30313 | 4 |
| Xã Dào San | 03571 | 30309 | 3 |
| Xã Khổng Lào | 03583 | 30307 | 3 |
| Xã Than Uyên | 03595 | 30806 | 4 |
| Xã Tân Uyên | 03598 | 30706 | 4 |
| Xã Mường Khoa | 03601 | 30708 | 2 |
| Xã Nậm Sỏ | 03613 | 30711 | 2 |
| Xã Pắc Ta | 03616 | 30713 | 2 |
| Xã Mường Than | 03618 | 30818 | 2 |
| Xã Mường Kim | 03637 | 30816 | 4 |
| Xã Khoen On | 03640 | 30814 | 2 |
Data sources and limitations
- Administrative-unit catalogue of the General Statistics Office (old cut-off 1 March 2025, current up to 20 September 2026); the old → new mapping was re-checked against official codes.
- Communes split across several new units are being added from the full text of the 34 resolutions; once available, all targets will be shown.
- Hamlets and neighbourhoods have no national catalogue and are kept exactly as you typed them.
- Results are for reference; for official procedures, check the documents issued by the competent authority.