Lang Son Province

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Lạng Sơn
Location of Lạng Sơn Province
Provinces of Vietnam
Administration
People's Council Chair
People's Committee Chair
Geography
Capital Lạng Sơn
Region Northeast
Area 8,305.21 km²
Demographics
Population
 • Density
731,700(2004)
88.10/km²
Ethnicities Vietnamese, Tày, Dao, Nùng
Calling code 25
ISO 3166-2 VN-09
Website www.langson.gov.vn

Lạng Sơn (Hán Tự: ) is a province in far northern Vietnam, bordering Guangxi and Yunnan provinces in China. Its capital is also called Lạng Sơn.

Friendship Border Gate, the historical land link between China and Vietnam, links Lạng Sơn and Guangxi, China.

[edit] Districts

Lạng Sơn is divided into one city (Lạng Sơn) and ten districts: