Map of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam

Dien Bien Phu is the administrative centre of Điện Biên Province, Vietnam, with a population of about 84,672. It lies at 21.3860°N, 103.0230°E. Dien Bien Phu is about 295 km (183 mi) west of Hanoi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Thị Trấn Thuận Châu, 69 km to the east.

Dien Bien Phu at a glance

Where is Dien Bien Phu?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 50 min on the shortest day to 13 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dien Bien Phu

• Thị Trấn Thuận Châu — 69 km east
• Sơn La — 93 km east
• Lai Châu — 121 km north
• Xam Nua — 151 km southeast, Laos
• Nghĩa Lộ — 156 km east
• Lào Cai — 157 km northeast
• Hekou — 164 km northeast, China
• Luang Prabang — 189 km southwest, Laos
• Yên Bái — 199 km east
• Muang Phônsavan — 216 km south, Laos

Largest cities in Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City — 14,002,598
• Hanoi — 8,053,663
• Haiphong — 2,625,200
• Cần Thơ — 1,507,187
• Huế — 1,380,000
• Da Nang — 1,276,000
• Biên Hòa — 1,272,235
• Thanh Hóa — 850,000
• Vinh — 790,000
• Thuận An — 588,616

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.