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Mộc Châu District

Mộc Châu District
Huyện Mộc Châu
Rural district
View from the Moc Chau Plateau to the Hòa Bình Dam - North Vietnam
View from the Moc Chau Plateau to the Hòa Bình Dam - North Vietnam
Coordinates: 20°55′19″N 104°45′08″E / 20.9220823°N 104.7520939°E / 20.9220823; 104.7520939Coordinates: 20°55′19″N 104°45′08″E / 20.9220823°N 104.7520939°E / 20.9220823; 104.7520939
Country  Vietnam
Region Northwest
Province Sơn La
Capital Mộc Châu
Area
 • Total 782 sq mi (2,025 km2)
Population (2003)
 • Total 118,867
Time zone UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

Mộc Châu is a rural district of Sơn La Province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 118,867. The district covers an area of 2,025 km². The district capital lies at Mộc Châu.

Moc Chau is popular with Vietnamese and international tourists for its hill tribes such as White & Back of Thai People and Muong People, the green tea hills, Moc Chau milk, the natural landscape of Dai Yem waterfalls, Hill Pine and Orchid Garden flowers. It takes 5 hours driving up with a distance of 200 km from Hanoi to Moc Chau.


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