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THE
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Hanoi
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Bac
Kan
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Bac
Ninh
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Cao
Bang
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Dien
Bien
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Ha
Giang
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Hoa
Binh
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HaiPhong
City
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Hai
Duong
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Ha
Tay
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Lai
Chau
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Lang
Son
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Lao
Cai
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Nam
Dinh
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Ninh
Binh
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Phu
Tho
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Quang
Ninh
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Son
La
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Thai
Binh |
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Thai
Nguyen
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Tuyen
Quang
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Vinh
Phuc
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Area: 4868.4 sq. km.
Population: 301.5 thousand habitants (2006).
Capital: Bac Kan Town.
Districts: Ba Be, Ngan Son, Cho Don, Na Ri, Cho Moi, Bach Thong, Pac Nam.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Tay, H'Mong, Dao...
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Geography
 Bac Kan is a mountainous province, sharing its border with Cao Bang Province to the north, Tuyen Quang Province to the west, Lang Son Province to the south-east, and Thai Nguyen Province to the south. The topography is mainly midland, mountainous. The province has a complex network of rivers and springs.
Climate:There are two seasons: dry and cold lasts from April to October and hot and rainy from November to December. The cold season lasts longer in the north region. The annual average temperature is 25ºC. The annual rainfall is about 1,400mm - 1,800mm. The weather has drizzling rain and high humidity in March, April and August.
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Tourism
and
Economy
Bac
Kan
has
natural
of
mineral
and
forest,
especially
primitive
forests
with
rich
of
flora
and
faune.
Aside
that,
natural
gives
the
province
many
interesting
sights
such
as
Ba
Be
National
Park,
Dau
Dang
Waterfall,
Ba
Be
Lake,
Puong
Cave.
Bac
Kan
used
to
be a
cradle
of
Vietnam
revolution
so
it
has
many
revolutionary
relics
as
ATK
in
there.
Bac
Kan
is
famous
for
Ba
Be
Lake
Spring
Festival
with
many
rituals
and
activities
as
boat
racing,
wrestling,
dancing,
nem
con
(con
throwing).
The
festival
attracts
a
lot
of
people
arround
the
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Transportation
Bac Kan Town is 166km from Hanoi. It is located on the Hanoi - Cao Bang inter-provincial No. 3.
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