Bắc Kạn Province
Bắc Kạn Province
Tỉnh Bắc Kạn | |
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From top, left to right: Ba Bể Lake, Đầu Đẳng Waterfall, Puông Cave | |
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 Location of Bắc Kạn within Vietnam | |
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| Coordinates: 22°10′N 105°50′E / 22.167°N 105.833°ECoordinates: 22°10′N 105°50′E / 22.167°N 105.833°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 (2019)[2] | |
| • Province | 313,905 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 65,132 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Tày | 52.58% |
| • Dao | 17.86% |
| • Vietnamese[3] | 11.98% |
| • Nùng | 9.15% |
| • Mông | 7.20% |
| • Others | 1.23% |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 209 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-53 |
| Website | www |
Bắc Kạn, also spelt Bắc Cạn, (
listen) is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the Northeast region, due north of the capital Hanoi. 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 4,859.4 square kilometres 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.
Etymology[]
The name Bắc Kạn is derived from the Sino-Vietnamese Bac, meaning north, and the native Vietnamese Kạn, meaning arid; Bac Kạn is rendered in Hán-Nôm as WIKI