Sa Pa

Sa Pa, (also: Sapa ) is the capital of the eponymous district in Vietnam's north-west frontier province of Lao Cai. It is an important market town in the area, with significance for the hill tribes Hmong, Red Dao and Tay resident in the area. The region is home to approximately 38,000 residents.

Geography

Sa Pa lies at about 1,600 meters above sea level in Lao Cai mountains. Here the Hoang Lien National Park is established. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, is located 350 kilometers south-east, the nearest train Lao Cai is an hour 's drive away. In the near Sa Pa ( almost 10 km) is Vietnam's highest mountain, Fansipan. The climate is temperate, summers (May to August) are rainy. In winter, the weather is quite cool, often foggy with occasional snowfalls. The average temperature is between 15 and 18 ° C.

History

Sa Pa was probably first inhabited by people of the hill tribes of Hmong and Dao, which still settle in the area. Around 1880 founded the French colonialists in this place a hill station, also called Chapa. This was expanded in 1922 to the village and used by the French as a resort. The plan was even a Da Lạt of the North, but failed the French to the limited communications.

Municipalities Sa Pas

The individual Sa Pa awarded local hot: Ban Khoang, Ta ​​Giang Phinh, Trung Chai, Ta ​​Phin, Sa Pa, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Lao Chai, Hau Thao, Thanh Kim, Ta ​​Van Su Pan, Suoi Thau, Ban Ho, Thanh Phu, Nam Sai, Nam Cang.