page_title: Mai Châu District
section_title: Cultural overview
hierarchical_section_title: Mai Châu District / Cultural overview
caption_attribution_description: English: People of Mai Chau, Vietnam. Woman had blackened teeth, difficult to see.
context_page_description: Mai Châu is a rural district of Hòa Bình Province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. The district is located at about 135 km from Hanoi. The scenery of Mai Châu attracts many tourists.
  In 2003, the district had a population of 48,570. The district covers an area of 520 km². The district capital is the city of Mai Châu.
context_section_description: The Ban Lac people have Thai ancestors that settled in northwestern Vietnam. 
  The two tribes, White Thai and Black Thai, settled in the same area and make up the largest ethnic population of the region.
caption: A woman with blackened teeth, difficult to see in the photo
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