Cao Bằng

Cao Bằng is a city in northern . It is the capital and largest settlement of Cao Bằng Province. It is located on the bank of the Bằng Giang river, and is around 30 kilometres away from the border with China's region.
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  • Type: Locality with 73,500 residents
  • Description: former provincial capital city of Cao Bằng province, Vietnam
  • Also known as: Cao Bang”, “Cao Pang”, “Kao Bang”, and “Kao banh

Cao Bằng

Latitude
22.6657° or 22° 39′ 56″ north
Longitude
106.2579° or 106° 15′ 28″ east
Population
73,500
Elevation
197 metres (646 feet)
United Nations Location Code
VN CBG
Open location code
7PJ8M785+74
Geo­Names ID
1586185
Wiki­data ID
Q1034096
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Cao Bằng” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كاو بانغ
  • Bengali: কাও ব্যাং
  • Cebuano: Thành Phố Cao Bằng
  • Chinese: Cao Bằng Chhī
  • Chinese: 高平市
  • Chinese: 高平省
  • Czech: Cao Bang
  • Danish: Cao Bằng
  • Dutch: Cao Bang (stad)
  • Dutch: Cao Bằng (stad)
  • Dutch: Cao Bằng
  • Finnish: Cao Bằng
  • French: Cao Bằng
  • German: Cao Bằng
  • Greek: Κάο Μπάνγκ
  • Gujarati: કાઓ બાંન્ગ
  • Hindi: काओ बैंग
  • Indonesian: Cao Bằng
  • Italian: Cao Bằng
  • Japanese: カオバン
  • Japanese: カオバン市
  • Japanese: 高平市
  • Kannada: ಕಾವೊ ಬ್ಯಾಂಗ್
  • Korean: 까오방
  • Latvian: Kaobana
  • Lithuanian: Kaobangas
  • Malay: Cao Bang
  • Marathi: काओ बँग
  • Min Nan Chinese: Cao Bằng Chhī
  • Mingrelian: კაობანგი
  • Mongolian: Гау Бан
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Coa Bang
  • Novial: Cao Bang
  • Persian: کائو بانگ
  • Polish: Cao Bang
  • Polish: Cao Bằng
  • Portuguese: Cao Bằng
  • Russian: Каобанг
  • Sinhala: කාඕ බෑන්
  • Spanish: Cao Bang
  • Spanish: Cao Bằng
  • Swedish: Cao Bang
  • Swedish: Cao Bằng
  • Tamil: கோ பாங்
  • Telugu: కావో బ్యాంగ్
  • Thai: กาวบั่ง
  • Turkish: Cao Bang
  • Turkish: Cao Bằng
  • Ukrainian: Каобанг
  • Urdu: کاؤ بانگ
  • Vietnamese: Cao Bằng (thị xã)
  • Vietnamese: Cao Bằng
  • Vietnamese: Thành phố Cao Bằng
  • Vietnamese: Thành Phố Cao Bằng
  • Vietnamese: Thị xã Cao Bằng
  • Waray (Philippines): Cao Bang
  • Western Panjabi: کاو بانگ
  • Yue Chinese: 高平市 (越南)

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