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Area: 3,528.4 sq. km.
Population: 1,336.6 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Viet Tri City.
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Phu Tho
- Districts: Ha Hoa, Thanh Ba, Doan Hung, Lam Thao, Thanh Son, Yen Lap, Tam Nong, Thanh Thuy, Phu Ninh, Cam Khe, Tan Son.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Muong, Dao, San Chay...
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Geography
Located in the Plains and Midland in the North of Vietnam, Phu Tho shares border with Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai provinces on the north, Vinh Phuc, Ha Tay provinces on the east, Son La Province on the west and Hoa Binh Province on the south.
The terrain is mainly made up by hills. There are also three big rivers namely Red, Da and Lo rivers running through Phu Tho.
Phu Tho has a monsoon tropical climate with a cold winter and hot summer, annual average temperature of 23ºC, annual average rainfall of 1600-1800mm and annual average humidity of 85-87%. |
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Tourism
Phu
Tho
is
consider
as
ancestral
land
of
Vietnam.
Den
Hung
(Hung
Temple)Remains
is
tied
to
the
legend
about
18
Kings
Hung
who
built
Van
Lang
State,
the
first
one
of
Vietnam,
with
Phong
Chau
as
the
capital.
Phu
Tho
has
bright
culture.
Archaeological
sites
like
Son
Vi,
Dong
Dau,
Lang
Ca
and
many
pagodas,
temples,
tombs
around
Nghia
Linh
Mountain
prove
that
Phong
Chau
used
to
be
cultural
center
of
ancient
Vietnamese.
Xuan
Son
National
Park
and
Ao
Chau
Pond
are
famous
beauty
spots
of
Phu
Tho.
Every
year,
Xuan
Son
attracts
many
tourists
to
come
for
recreation
and
discovery
diversified
flora
and
fauna.
Heading
for
Ao
Chau,
tourists
can
enjoy
the
fresh
air
and
taste
local
specialties
like
fruits,
carps,
turtles,
crabs,
snails
and
so
on.
Phu
Tho
is
home
of
many
festivals
including
Bach
Hac,
Chu
Hoa,
and
most
honourable
one
is
Den
Hung
Festival.
This
festival
is
on
10th
day
of
the
3rd
lunar
month
annually
corresponding
to
the
anniversary
of
the
Kings
Hung.
Now,
it
becomes
a
great
ceremonial
festival
of
the
Vietnamese
nation.
Beside
of
these,
the
people
here
preserve
some
traditional
songs:
xec
bua,
vi,
dum,
xoan,
gheo
songs. |
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Transportation
Viet Tri City is 80km from Hanoi. It is on National Highway No.2 linking Hanoi with Ha Giang Province and China Border. The train from Hanoi to Lao Cai stops in Viet Tri.
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