Vĩnh Phúc Province

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Vĩnh Phúc

"Fortune"
Location of Vĩnh Phúc Province

Provinces of Vietnam
Administration
People's Council Chair Trịnh Đình Dũng
People's Committee Chair Nguyễn Ngọc Phi
Geography
Capital Vĩnh Yên
Region Northeast
Area 1,371.4 km²
Coordinates
Demographics
Population

 • Density
1,154,800(2004)

842.06/km²
Ethnicities Vietnamese, Sán Dìu, Sán Chay, Tày
Calling code 211
ISO 3166-2 VN-70
Website www.vinhphuc.gov.vn

Vĩnh Phúc Province (About this sound pronunciation ) is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.

It is divided into one city (Vĩnh Yên), one town (Phúc Yên), and seven districts:

  1. Bình Xuyên
  2. Lập Thạch
  3. Tam Đảo
  4. Tam Dương
  5. Vĩnh Tường
  6. Yên Lạc

Etymology

The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese (Hán Tự: ).

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Coordinates: 21°18′N 105°36′E / 21.30°N 105.60°E / 21.30; 105.60

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