Mộc Châu District

Mộc Châu is a rural district of Sơn La Province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2013 the district had a population of 104,730.[1] The district covers an area of 1,081.66 km². The district capital lies at Mộc Châu.[1]

Mộc Châu District

Huyện Mộc Châu
View from the Moc Chau Plateau to the Hòa Bình Dam - North Vietnam
Coordinates: 20°55′19″N 104°45′08″E
Country Vietnam
RegionNorthwest
ProvinceSơn La
CapitalMộc Châu
Area
  Total417.63 sq mi (1,081.66 km2)
Population
 (2013)
  Total104,730
  Density250/sq mi (97/km2)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Moc Chau is popular with Vietnamese and international tourists for its hill tribes such as White & Black Thai People and Muong People, the green tea hills, Mộc Châu milk, the natural landscape of Dải Yếm waterfalls, Hill Pine and Orchid Garden flowers. It takes five hours driving, with a distance of 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Hanoi to Mộc Châu.

References

  1. "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
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