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| Coordinates:21°40′N105°50′E / 21.667°N 105.833°E /21.667; 105.833 | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Northeast |
| Capital | Thái Nguyên |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Thái Nguyên Provincial People's Council |
| • Chairman of People's Council | Phạm Hoàng Sơn |
| • Chairman of People's Committee | Trịnh Việt Hùng |
| Area | |
• Province | 8,375.21 km2 (3,233.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Province | 1,799,489 |
| • Density | 214.859/km2 (556.482/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 700,000 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Vietnamese[3] | 70.13% |
| • Tày | 11.69% |
| • Nùng | 6.35% |
| • Sán Dìu | 4.39% |
| • Sán Chay | 3.07% |
| • Others | 4.37% |
| GDP[4] | |
| • Province | VND 98.547 trillion US$ 4.280 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 208 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-69 |
| HDI (2020) |  0.770[5](9th) |
| Website | www |
Thái Nguyên (Vietnamese pronunciation:[t̺ʰǎjŋʷiə̄n]) is a province in theNortheast region ofVietnam. It is a mountainous, inland province. Its society is composed of eight ethnic groups.[6][7] The province's mineral resources and climate offers opportunities for industrial development for domestic and foreign investors. Thái Nguyên is known as an educational centre and ranks 3rd nationwide, having 21 universities and colleges. The province is the centre oftea industry in the country with an area of 16,000 ha. (second toLâm Đồng) with a production of 100,000 tonnes (98,000 long tons; 110,000 short tons) per year. Its dried tea production is 25,000 tonnes (25,000 long tons; 28,000 short tons) per year.[6]
Thái Nguyên borders six provinces:Cao Bằng,Phú Thọ,Tuyên Quang,Lạng Sơn,Bắc Ninh andHanoi. Thái Nguyên is the gateway for socio-economic exchange with theRed River delta. It is 50 km from Noi Bai international airport, 200 km from the Chinese border, 75 km from the center of Hanoi and 200 km from Hai Phong. The exchange is carried out via road, rail and waterways in the province.[6]
Thái Nguyên has mountain ranges running from south to north. Their structure is made of decayed rocks with caves and valleys. In the southwest is the Tam Đảo mountain range, located on the northern fringe of the Red River Delta. The range spans some 80 kilometres, with its highest peak of 1,529 metres.[8]
According to the General Statistics Office of the Government of Vietnam, the population of Thái Nguyên province as of 2019 was 1,286,751 with a density of 364 people per km2 over a total land area of 3,526.64 km2 (1,361.64 mi2). The male population during this period was 629,197 while the female population was 657,554. The rural population was 876,484 against an urban population of 410,267 (about 47% of the rural population).[2]
Farming, aquaculture and industries are some of the economic activities of the province. In 2008, as against the national figure of 7,592 cooperatives of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery cooperatives, there are 83 agriculture cooperatives in the province.[9][10] There were 638 farms as against the national number of 120,699 in 2008.[11] The output value of agriculture produce at constant 1994 prices in the province was 1667.1 billionđồngs against the national value of 156681.9 billion đồngs.[12]The province produced 410,400 tonnes of cereals as against the national production of 43.68 million tonnes.[13] The per capita production of cereals in the province was 356.9 kg as against the national figure of 501.9 kg in 2007.[14] In 2007, the industrial output of the province was a meagre 11,987.5 Bhilldongs against the national output of 1.47 million Bhilldongs.[15]
Núi Cốc reservoir is 25 km west of Thái Nguyên city. It covers an area of 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) with 23 metres (75 ft) deep waters that can store 175 million cubic metres. The lake waters feeds an irrigation canal and ahydroelectric power station with three units of 630 KW capacity each, for a total output of about 2 GWh. The irrigation system was built in 1977. The power plant construction on the irrigation canal was started in Jan 2008 and the plant commissioned in Jan 2010. A 22 kV transmission line carries the power to a nearby grid.[16][17]
Tworailway lines serve Thái Nguyên Province. The first line connectsHanoi Railway Station toQuán Triều Railway Station (Quán Triều Ward), and the second connectsLưu Xá Railway Station (Phú Xá Ward) toHạ Long Railway Station,Hạ Long, via a railway junction atKép inBắc Giang province. Both lines were built after theFirst Indochina War; unlike most railway lines in Vietnam, which were established inmetre gauge, the 163 km (101 mi) Luu Xa–Hạ Long line was built atstandard gauge, and the 75 km (47 mi) Hanoi–Quán Triều line was built atmixed gauge. The rail spur connecting Luu Xa and Kép was a strategic line constructed between October 1965 and December 1966 by a railroad engineering division of the ChinesePeople's Liberation Army, who operated inNorth Vietnam repairing railway lines at the request ofHo Chi Minh.[18]
Tour boats circle the lake, recounting local legends and visiting some of the 89 islands within it. Some islands feature historic remains, protected breeding sites for birds, or feral goats. In March 2007, an eco-tourism park was developed beside the lake. It features musical fountains, an animal park, and a Fairy Tale House Underworld and Water park.[19][20][21][22]
Phoenix cave is located at a distance of 40 km from Thái Nguyên city. The cave has four chambers wherestalagmite andstalactite formations can be seen. Two of the caves admit some sunlight when the sun is at the right angle. Otherwise, artificial light is required to see the Hisinterior.[20]
Historical Safe Zone locates in Định Hóa district. This was the place where Ho Chi Minh had lived for years during the Resistance War against France (1945–1954).[23]
Local culinary specialties includebún chả andphởnoodle dishes,Định Hóa rice, Dầy cake, and hill chicken. Another food isBánh chưng from Bờ Đậu village about 10 km north ofThái Nguyên City inPhú Lương District, where both sides of the road are lined with shops selling the local specialty made fromglutinous rice cake,mung bean puree, andpork wrapped in aromatic leaves (eitherStachyphrynium placentarium orbanana) and tied up with string made from a kind of bamboo, which can be used to slice the rice cake into portions for sharing.[24]
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