Nghĩa Lộ is a town in Yên Bái Province, in the north-east region of Vietnam. It is bordered by Văn Chấn District and Trạm Tấu District.
Nghĩa Lộ Thị xã Nghĩa Lộ | |
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| Nghĩa Lộ Town | |
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 Interactive map outlining Nghĩa Lộ | |
  Nghĩa Lộ | |
| Coordinates: 21°34′33″N 104°31′9″E / 21.57583°N 104.51917°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | north-east |
| Province | Yên Bái |
| Subdivision | 4 wards and 10 rural communes |
| Area | |
| • Town (Class-4) | 107.78 km2 (41.61 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Town (Class-4) | 68,206 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22,253 |
| • Urban density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
| Website | nghialo |
In 1951, the Viet Minh 312 Division fought French forces in the area as part of the First Indochina War.
As of 2020, the district had a population of 68,206.[1] The district covers an area of 107.78 km2.
Administrative divisions
Nghĩa Lộ is divided into 14 commune-level sub-divisions, including 4 wards (Cầu Thia, Pú Trạng, Tân An, Trung Tâm) and 10 rural communes (Hạnh Sơn, Nghĩa An, Nghĩa Lộ, Nghĩa Lợi, Nghĩa Phúc, Phù Nham, Phúc Sơn, Sơn A, Thạch Lương, Thanh Lương).
Climate
| Climate data for Văn Chấn district | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.5 (92.3) | 35.7 (96.3) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 41.2 (106.2) | 40.0 (104.0) | 39.3 (102.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 36.9 (98.4) | 38.2 (100.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 28.5 (83.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.4 (90.3) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 27.4 (81.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 25.7 (78.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 20.0 (68.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.5 (72.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 16.9 (62.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | 1.4 (34.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | 2.0 (35.6) | 0.8 (33.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.4 (0.80) | 19.7 (0.78) | 43.1 (1.70) | 91.3 (3.59) | 151.3 (5.96) | 212.6 (8.37) | 229.6 (9.04) | 306.0 (12.05) | 232.8 (9.17) | 138.9 (5.47) | 40.2 (1.58) | 18.7 (0.74) | 1,509 (59.41) |
| Average rainy days | 6.0 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 143.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.7 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 84.1 | 85.8 | 85.6 | 84.8 | 83.6 | 82.7 | 83.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 82.8 | 81.4 | 106.0 | 137.5 | 166.6 | 141.8 | 159.5 | 158.4 | 147.9 | 129.0 | 119.1 | 108.4 | 1,533.3 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2] | |||||||||||||
References
Media related to Nghia Lo at Wikimedia Commons