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)
Area codes	211
ISO 3166 code	VN-70
Website	www.vinhphuc.gov.vn

Vĩnh Phúc (Vietnamese: [vǐɲˀ fǔkp]) is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.

Administrative divisions

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

• 6 districts:

• 1 district-level town:
  • Phúc Yên
• 1 provincial city:
  • Vĩnh Yên (capital)

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

External links

• Official site of Vĩnh Phúc Government