Bắc Giang province

Bắc Giang province
Tỉnh Bắc Giang
Lục Nam tỉnh
Kinh Bắc trấn
Province
From top, left to right : Bắc Giang downtown, Ngọc Liễn cathedral, Vĩnh Nghiêm pagoda, Đinh Hương tomb, Vân Xuyên temple.
Seal
Nickname(s): 
"Land of Lime River and Black Mountain"
(Quê hương sông Lục núi Huyền)
"Lycheeland"
(Thủ phủ vải thiều)
Location within Vietnam.
Coordinates: 21°20′N 106°20′E / 21.333°N 106.333°E / 21.333; 106.333
Country Vietnam
RegionNortheast
CapitalBắc Giang
Sub-division10 municipalities
7 rural districts
Government
 • TypeProvince
 • BodyBắc Giang Provincial People's Government
 • People Committee's ChairmanNguyễn Việt Oanh
 • People Council's ChairmanNguyễn Thị Hương
 • Front Committee's ChairmanĐinh Đức Cảnh
 • Party Committee's SecretaryNguyễn Văn Gấu
Area
 • Province
3,895.89 km2 (1,504.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Province
2,462,600
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 • Urban
500,000
GDP
 • ProvinceVN₫ 88.259 trillion
US$ 3.773 billion
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)
Area codes204
ISO 3166 codeVN-54
Vehicle registration13,98
HDI (2020) 0.737
(17th)
WebsiteBacgiang.gov.vn
Bacgiang.dcs.vn

Bắc Giang [ɓak˧˥:zaːŋ˧˧] was a former province in the Northeast region of Vietnam.

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