Mường Luân


Mường Luân is a rural commune and village of the Điện Biên Đông District of Điện Biên Province, northwestern Vietnam. It lies about 100 km from Điện Biên Đông town. The commune covers an area of 62.4 square kilometres and has a reported population of 3473. The average elevation of the commune is 1,700m. A reported 36% of the population live below the poverty line. The village itself has a population of about 600 people in 80 households.
A 25-meter wide irrigation dam and irrigation canal has been built within the commune, first proposed project by the Foundation for Microprojects in Vietnam with the provincial authorities in August 1999. Completed in April 2001, the dam is 2.8 meters high with a 1,680 meter canal and irrigates some 22 hectares of rice fields, a 2.5 hectare fish pond. The irrigation scheme has a target to increase rice production from 2.75 to 3.55 metric tons annually per hectare.