Bắc Kạn province
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Bắc Kạn (Vietnamese: [ʔɓak̚˧˦ kaːn˧˨ʔ] ⓘ), sometimes misspelled Bắc Cạn, is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the Northeast region, due north of the capital Hanoi.
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Bắc Kạn province
Tỉnh Bắc Kạn | |
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Coordinates: 22°10′N 105°50′E | |
Country | Vietnam |
Region | Northeast |
Capital | Bắc Kạn |
Subdivision | 1 city, 7 rural districts |
Government | |
• Type | Province |
• Body | Bắc Kạn Provincial People's Council |
• Chairman of People's Council | Phương Thị Thanh |
• Chairman of People's Committee | Nguyễn Long Hải |
Area | |
• Province | 4,859.96 km2 (1,876.44 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[2] | |
• Province | 326,500 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
• Urban | 71,347 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Tày | 52.58% |
• Dao | 17.86% |
• Vietnamese[3] | 11.98% |
• Nùng | 9.15% |
• Mông | 7.20% |
• Others | 1.23% |
GDP[4] | |
• Province | VND 9.765 trillion US$ 0.427 billion |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Area codes | 209 |
ISO 3166 code | VN-53 |
Website | www |
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Bắc Kạn is the only town of the province which is the capital of the province and is a municipality. The province covers an area of 4,859.96 km2 (1,876.44 sq mi)[1] and as of 2019 it had a population of 313,905 people.[2] It is a mountainous terrain with rich natural resources of minerals and forests. It has numerous mountains, rivers and lakes which are very scenic. Ba Bể National Park and Ba Bể Lake lie within its borders.