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Yên Bái, Vietnam

Yên Bái is a city of 100,631 people in Lao Cai, Vietnam.

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Population100,631 GeoNames
RegionLao Cai
Elevation65 m 213 ft
Time zoneAsia/Bangkok
Land area106.8 km²
Nearest airportNa San Airport (SQH) 107 km

Why visit Yên Bái

Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 10 places to eat, 8 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.

About Yên Bái

Yên Bái () is a former city in Vietnam. It was located in the province of Yen Bai, in the north-east region of Vietnam. The city bordered the former districts of Yên Bình District and Trấn Yên District. The city was a settlement along the banks of the Red River, approximately 183 km northwest of Hanoi.

From the Wikipedia article Yên Bái (city) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do1

Núi Thở Panoramic Viewpoint

Scenic view · 6.7 km

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Museums and landmarks2

Yen Bai museum

Museum

Mo-Su 08:00-11:00, 14:00-17:00

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Lotus Traffic Circle

Monument and historic site

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Parks, trails and playgrounds4

Bảo tàng Lào Cai

Park

Thứ Năm 08:00–11:00 14:00–16:30  Thứ Sáu 08:00–11:00 14:00–16:30...

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Youth Stadium of Yen Bai city

Sports field and stadium · 0.7 km

Training stadium for students of Yen Bai Sports and Phisical Training College.

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Vườn Hoa KM5

Park

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Yên Hòa Park

Park · 3.2 km

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Restaurants and cafes10

Bun Hue O Thanh

Restaurant · Vietnamese · 5.1 km

414 Nguyễn Thái Học

Mo-Su 06:00-20:00

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Bamboo Coffee

Cafe · Cafe

Thứ Năm 07:00–22:30  Thứ Sáu 07:00–22:30  Thứ Bảy 07:00–22:30 ...

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Good Pho here

Restaurant · 3.5 km

Yên Ninh

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Moon bbq

Restaurant · 4.0 km

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Nam trang food

Restaurant

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Phở Lý Quốc Sư

Restaurant · 0.9 km

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Rock King Coffee

Cafe · 0.9 km

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TMore

Cafe · 3.8 km

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Jollibee

Fast food · Burger · 3.4 km

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Phở bò nam định

Fast food · 5.9 km

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History

At the end of the sixteenth century Yên Bái was a small village in Bach Lam district, Quy Hoa district, Hung Hoa province. On April 11, 1900, Yen Bai province was established by the French colonialist government. The city grew in size with the opening of the Hanoi–Lào Cai railway, which attracted many migrants.

On February 10, 1930, part of the 4th Regiment of Tonkinese Rifles stationed at Yen Bai mutinied against their French officers in the Yên Bái mutiny. They were suppressed by loyal troops from the same unit. This incident led to widespread disturbances against French rule across northeastern Vietnam during 1930–31.

On July 1, 2025, as per the plan to arrange and merge administrative units in Vietnam, Yên Bái province and Lào Cai province merged to become the new Lào Cai province. In addition to the merge, due to the disestablishment of the "provincial city" tier according to the plan, the capital of Yên Bái province, Yên Bái city was disbanded. The former Yên Bái city was divided into 4 wards: Yên Bái ward, Văn Phú ward, Nam Cường ward and Âu Lâu ward.

Yên Bái ward is currently the new capital of the new Lào Cai province.

From the History section of Yên Bái (city) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay8

Shopping2

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Gas and EV charging2

Schools, colleges and libraries9

Healthcare7

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Map of Yên Bái

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Getting there and nearby towns

Na San Airport (SQH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 107 km away.

  • Thị Trấn Yên Bình 5 km east, about 5 min by car
  • Lương Bằng 15 km southeast, about 15 min by car
  • Nông Trường Trần Phú 33 km southwest, about 33 min by car
  • Tuyên Quang 33 km east, about 33 min by car
  • Phương Linh 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
  • Thị Trấn Tân Yên 40 km north, about 40 min by car
  • Nghĩa Lộ 43 km west, about 43 min by car
  • Phú Thọ 48 km southeast, about 48 min by car
  • Việt Trì 67 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Cổ Đô 68 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car

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