Sa Pa

Sa Pa or Sapa is a ward of Lào Cai Province in Northwest Vietnam. Prior to July 2025, it was a frontier township and capital of the former Sa Pa District.
  • Residential area
  • …has 10,600 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,500 metres (4,921 feet)
  • …is also known as “Sa Pa ward”
  • Description: ward of Lào Cai province, Vietnam

Sa Pa

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Latitude
22.34051° or 22° 20′ 26″ north
Longitude
103.84353° or 103° 50′ 37″ east
Open location code
7PJ58RRV+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Sa Pa” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Phường Sa Pa”
  • Cebuano: “Sa Pa”
  • Chinese: “沙坝坊”
  • Chinese: “沙垻坊”
  • Dutch: “Sa Pa”
  • French: “Sa Pa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sa Pa”
  • Russian: “Сапа”
  • Spanish: “Sa Pa”
  • Spanish: “Sapa”
  • Urdu: “سا پا”
  • Vietnamese: “Chapa”
  • Vietnamese: “Phường Sa Pa”
  • Vietnamese: “Sa Pa”
  • Vietnamese: “Sa-pa”
  • Vietnamese: “Sapa”

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