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Dien Bien Phu

GJien Bien Province · Vietnam
City population
84,672
#156
in Vietnam
#1
in GJien Bien Province
#6,823
worldwide
HanoiDien Bien Phu
21.386, 103.023 · 295 km from Hanoi
Share of Vietnam
0.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
485 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Hanoi
Time zone
Asia/Bangkok
IANA zone identifier

About Dien Bien Phu

Dien Bien Phu is a city in GJien Bien Province, Vietnam with a population of 84,672. It is the 156th largest of the 301 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Vietnam, and the 6,823rd largest worldwide. It lies 295 km from Hanoi.

Position in Vietnam
#156of 301
LargestSmallest
Position in GJien Bien Province
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
GJien Bien Province
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
21.386, 103.023
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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