Bắc Giang Province
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Bắc Giang Province Tỉnh Bắc Giang |
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| Province | |
Bắc Giang City
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| Nickname(s): North of the River | |
 Location of Bắc Giang within Vietnam |
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| Coordinates: 21°20′N 106°20′E / 21.333°N 106.333°ECoordinates: 21°20′N 106°20′E / 21.333°N 106.333°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam
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| Region | Northeast |
| Capital | Bắc Giang |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Nguyễn Quốc Cường |
| • People's Committee Chair | Đào Xuân Cần |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,827.45 km2 (1,477.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,628,400 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Nùng, Sán Chay, Sán Dìu, Hoa, Tày |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Area codes | 240 (until 14 May 2017) 204 (from 15 April 2017) |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-54 |
| Website | www |
Bắc Giang (
listen) is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the Northeast region of the country, being situated 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the east of Hanoi. The province covers an area of 3,827.45 square kilometres and, as of 2008, it had a population of 1,628,400.
Bắc Giang's history is traced to the Hung Kings who established the Văn Lang nation, which was then followed in succession the rule of the Lê and Nguyên dynasties. It was the prefecture of Đa Phúc during the time of Emperor Tự Đức, Vietnam's last independent monarch. The modern province of Bắc Giang was founded in 1895.
The province lies in the Red River Delta and is bordered by Quảng Ninh to the east, Lạng Sơn to the north, Thái Nguyên and the urban district of Sóc Sơn in the capital Hanoi to the west, and Bắc Ninh and Hải Dương to the south.
The province's name was derived from the Sino-Vietnamese , meaning "north of the river".
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