Bắc Giang

Bắc Giang is a city in . It is the capital of Bắc Ninh Province. Its name, deriving from that of the Province Sino-Vietnamese, means "north of the river." The location is very convenient for transportation: it is 50 km north of Hanoi, in the middle…
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  • Type: City with 194,000 residents
  • Description: former provincial city and capital of Bắc Giang province, Vietnam
  • Also known as: Phu Lang Thong”, “Phu Lang Thuong”, “Phu Long Thuong”, and “Thuong

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bắc Giang station.

Railway station
is a railway station in . It serves the town of Bắc Giang, in Bắc Giang Province.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dĩnh Kế and Tân Mỹ.

Neighborhood
is a ward of Bắc Giang city in Bắc Giang Province, .

Hamlet
is a commune and village of Bắc Giang city, Bắc Giang Province in the region of .

Neighborhood
is a commune and village of Bắc Giang city, Bắc Giang Province in the region of .

Bắc Giang

Latitude
21.2816° or 21° 16′ 54″ north
Longitude
106.1989° or 106° 11′ 56″ east
Population
194,000
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
United Nations Location Code
VN BGG
Open location code
7PH875JX+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369487030
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1591527
Wiki­data ID
Q36736
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Bắc Giang” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: باك جيانج
  • Asturian: Phu Lang Thuong
  • Azerbaijani: Bakzyanq
  • Bengali: ব্যাক গিয়াং
  • Cebuano: Bắc Giang
  • Chinese: Bắc Giang Chhī
  • Chinese: 北江市
  • Czech: Phu Lang Thuong
  • Danish: Bac Giang
  • Dimli (individual language): Bắc Giang
  • Dutch: Bac Giang
  • Dutch: Bắc Giang
  • Finnish: Bắc Giang
  • French: Bắc Giang
  • French: Phủ Lạng Thương
  • German: Bắc Giang
  • Greek: Μπακ Τζιάνγκ
  • Gujarati: બિક જિઆંગ
  • Hakka Chinese: Bắc Giang
  • Hakka Chinese: Pet-kông
  • Hebrew: בק ג’יאנג
  • Hindi: बक ग़िअंग
  • Indonesian: Bắc Giang
  • Italian: Bắc Giang
  • Japanese: バクザン
  • Japanese: バクザン市
  • Japanese: 北江市
  • Kannada: ಬಿಗ್ ಜಿಯಾಂಗ್
  • Korean: 박장
  • Korean: 박장시
  • Latvian: Bakzana
  • Lithuanian: Bac Giang
  • Lithuanian: Bakjangas
  • Lithuanian: Bakziangas
  • Malay: Bac Giang
  • Marathi: बँक जिआंग
  • Min Nan Chinese: Bắc Giang Chhī
  • Mingrelian: ბაკზიანგი
  • Northern Frisian: Bắc Giang (Steed)
  • Northern Frisian: Bắc Giang
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Bac Giang
  • Norwegian: Bắc Giang
  • Persian: باک گیانگ
  • Polish: Bac Giang
  • Polish: Bắc Giang
  • Portuguese: Bac Giang (cidade)
  • Portuguese: Bac Giang
  • Russia Buriat: Бакзянг
  • Russian: Бакзянг
  • Serbian: Bắc Giang
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bắc Giang
  • Sinhala: බක් ජියාන්
  • Spanish: Bắc Giang
  • Swedish: Bac Giang
  • Swedish: Bắc Giang
  • Tajik: Вилояти Бак Гианг
  • Tamil: பாக் ஜியாங்
  • Telugu: బక్ జియాంగ్
  • Thai: บั๊กซาง
  • Turkish: Bac Giang
  • Turkish: Bắc Giang
  • Ukrainian: Бак-Зянг
  • Ukrainian: Бакзянґ
  • Urdu: باک گیانگ
  • Vietnamese: Bắc Giang
  • Vietnamese: Phủ Lạng Thương
  • Vietnamese: Thành phố Bắc Giang
  • Vietnamese: Thị xã Bắc Giang
  • Waray (Philippines): Bac Giang
  • Western Panjabi: باک زیانگ

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Highlights include Khu Liên cơ quan tỉnh Bắc Ninh and Trung tâm Huấn luyện và Thi đấu Thể dục thể thao tỉnh Bắc Giang.

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