Place:Bac Kan, Bac Kan, Vietnam

Watchers
  • no watchers
Larger map
NameBac Kan
Alt namesBac-kansource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-12
B́ăc Cạnsource: Gazetteer of Vietnam (1986) I, 87
TypeCity
Coordinates22.133°N 105.833°E
Located inBac Kan, Vietnam
See alsoB́ăc Thái, Vietnam
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Bắc Kạn is the capital of Bắc Kạn Province, Vietnam. The province's only city, it is bordered by Bạch Thông District to the north, north-east and west and Chợ Mới District to the south-east and south-west.

As of 2019 it had a population of 45,036 people.[1] The town traces its origins to a fort established in 1880 and upgraded to city on 11 March 2015. It is divided into six wards: , Đức Xuân, Sông Cầu, , Huyền Tụng and and 2 communes: , . Bac Kan is an inhabited place.

[edit]

Research Tips

This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.


Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Bac_Kan%2C_Bac_Kan%2C_Vietnam"