Map of Yên Bái, Vietnam
Yên Bái is a city in Lao Cai, Vietnam, with a population of about 100,631. It lies at 21.7229°N, 104.9113°E. Yên Bái is about 124 km (77 mi) northwest of Hanoi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tuyên Quang, 33 km to the east.
Yên Bái at a glance
Country
Region
Lao Cai
Population
100,631GeoNames
Coordinates
21.7229, 104.911321°43′22″N 104°54′41″E
Time zone
Asia/BangkokUTC+07:00
Local time
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Distance to Hanoi
124 km (77 mi)
Where is Yên Bái?
- The 2nd largest city in Lao Cai on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 48 min on the shortest day to 13 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Yên Bái
- Tuyên Quang — 33 km east
- Nghĩa Lộ — 43 km west
- Phú Thọ — 48 km southeast
- Việt Trì — 67 km southeast
- Vĩnh Yên — 85 km southeast
- Sơn Tây — 89 km southeast
- Thái Nguyên — 98 km east
- Phúc Yên — 98 km southeast
- Bắc Kạn — 106 km northeast
- Sóc Sơn — 110 km southeast
Largest cities in Lao Cai
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
Map of Vietnam and all its cities →
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.