Vĩnh Phúc Province

Vĩnh Phúc Province
Tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc
Province
Nickname(s): Fortune

Location of Vĩnh Phúc within Vietnam
Coordinates: 21°18′N 105°36′E / 21.300°N 105.600°E / 21.300; 105.600Coordinates: 21°18′N 105°36′E / 21.300°N 105.600°E / 21.300; 105.600
Country  Vietnam
Region Northeast
Capital Vĩnh Yên
Government
  People's Council Chair Trịnh Đình Dũng
  People's Committee Chair Nguyễn Ngọc Phi
Area
  Total 1,371.4 km2 (529.5 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 1,154,800
  Density 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demographics
  Ethnicities Vietnamese, Sán Dìu, Sán Chay, Tày
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Calling code 211
ISO 3166 code VN-70
Website vinhphuc.gov.vn

Vĩnh Phúc ( listen) is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.

Administrative divisions

Vĩnh Phúc is subdivided into 8 district-level sub-divisions:

They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns (or townlets), 112 communes, and 13 wards.

Etymology

The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese


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