Bắc Kạn Province
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Bắc Kạn Province Tỉnh Bắc Kạn |
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| Province | |
Ba Bể Lake
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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
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| Region | Northeast |
| Capital | Bắc Kạn |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Hà Sỹ Toàn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,859.4 km2 (1,876.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 308,900 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Tày, Nùng, Dao |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Area codes | 281 (until 14 May 2017) 209 (from 15 April 2017) |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-53 |
| Website | www |
Bắc Kạn, also spelt Bắc Cạn, 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 2008 it had a population of 308,900 people. 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.
The name Bắc Kạn is derived from the Sino-Vietnamese Bac, meaning north, and the native Vietnamese Kạn; Bac Kạn is rendered in Hán-Nôm as 北...
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