Sông Mã is a rural district of Sơn La province in northwest Vietnam. As of 2019, the district had a population of 154,224.[1] The district covers an area of 1,658 km2. Sông Mã is the district capital.[2]

Sông Mã District
Huyện Sông Mã
Map
Interactive map outlining Sông Mã District
Coordinates: 21°00′00″N 103°40′01″E / 21.000°N 103.667°E / 21.000; 103.667
CountryVietnam
RegionNorthwest
ProvinceSơn La
CapitalSông Mã
Subdivisionone township and 18 rural communes
Government
 • TypeDistrict
Area
 • Total1,658 km2 (640 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total154,224
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Websitesongma.sonla.gov.vn

Administrative divisions edit

Sông Mã is divided into 19 commune-level sub-divisions, including the township of Sông Mã and 18 rural communes (Bó Sinh, Chiềng Cang, Chiềng En, Chiềng Khoong, Chiềng Khương, Chiềng Phung, Chiềng Sơ, Đứa Mòn, Huổi Một, Mường Cai, Mường Hung, Mường Lầm, Mường Sai, Nà Nghịu, Nậm Mằn, Nậm Ty, Pú Bẩu, Yên Hưng).

Climate edit

Climate data for Sông Mã
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.9
(75.0)
26.5
(79.7)
29.8
(85.6)
32.5
(90.5)
33.3
(91.9)
32.3
(90.1)
31.6
(88.9)
31.6
(88.9)
31.5
(88.7)
29.7
(85.5)
27.0
(80.6)
24.2
(75.6)
29.5
(85.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)
18.6
(65.5)
21.7
(71.1)
24.8
(76.6)
26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
26.3
(79.3)
26.0
(78.8)
25.3
(77.5)
23.2
(73.8)
19.9
(67.8)
16.8
(62.2)
22.7
(72.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5)
13.7
(56.7)
16.3
(61.3)
19.5
(67.1)
21.9
(71.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
21.8
(71.2)
19.5
(67.1)
16.0
(60.8)
12.7
(54.9)
18.6
(65.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.1
(0.71)
16.5
(0.65)
37.9
(1.49)
100.5
(3.96)
147.2
(5.80)
199.3
(7.85)
225.6
(8.88)
229.6
(9.04)
115.9
(4.56)
39.0
(1.54)
25.1
(0.99)
14.6
(0.57)
1,169.2
(46.03)
Average rainy days 3.5 3.1 5.8 11.2 15.4 18.1 20.0 19.4 11.9 7.2 4.1 2.5 122.2
Average relative humidity (%) 79.5 76.4 74.3 75.5 78.8 83.8 86.1 86.4 84.7 83.2 81.8 80.9 81.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 138.2 146.4 172.5 188.5 199.8 146.2 142.7 151.1 169.4 159.5 148.6 148.6 1,908.1
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b General Statistics Office of Vietnam (2019). "Completed Results of the 2019 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Statistical Publishing House (Vietnam). ISBN 978-604-75-1532-5.
  2. ^ "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.