Dien Bien Phu, Điện Biên Province, , Vietnam
🇻🇳 Điện Biên Phủ (Established Frontier Prefecture), is a city in the north-western region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Điện Biên Province. The city is best known for the decisive Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, which occurred during the First Indochina War of independence against France. The region is a centre of ethnic Thai culture. In prior history, the city was formerly called Muang Thaeng.
Điện Biên Phủ lies in Mường Thanh Valley, a 20 km (12 mi)) long and 6 km (3.7 mi) wide basin sometimes described as "heart-shaped". It is on the western edge of Điện Biên Province, of which it is the capital, and is only about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the border with Laos.
Until the creation of the province in 2004, Điện Biên Phủ was part of Lai Châu Province. The Vietnamese government elevated Điện Biên Phủ to town status in 1992, and to city status in 2003.
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The Điện Biên Province has a population of over 598,856 people. For the location of Dien Bien Phu see: Điện Biên Phủ.