Area: 9,562.9 sq. km. Population: 459.1 thousand habitants (2006). Capital: Dien Bien Phu City. Administrative divisions: - Town: Muong Lay - Districts: Tua Chua, Tuan Giao, Dien Bien Dong, Muong Tra, Muong Nhe, Dien Bien, Muong Ang. Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Thai, Mong, Dao, Giay. Geography Dien
Location: The Command bunker of De Castries lies at the heart of the entrenched camp of Dien Bien Phu in the middle of the Muong Thanh Field. Characteristics: The original shape and size, structure and arrangement of the bunker are kept intact. Fifty years ago, one could see the top of the bunker from
Location: Located in and around the 20km-long valley of Dien Bien Phu. Characteristics: After the victorious battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, almost all historical sites of this battle lying to the east of the Muong Thanh Field have been preserved intact. The valley of Dien Bien Phu was 18km long and
Location: Hill A1 is situated in Muong Thanh Ward, Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien Province. Characteristics: Hill A1 was the strongest post of all the 49 strongholds in Dien Bien Phu fortified entrenched camp. Hill A1 had three defense lines. The first one, stretching from the Cay Da blockhouse, protected
