Bắc Kạn (listen) is the capital of Bắc Kạn Province, Vietnam. The province's only city, it is bordered by Bạch Thông District to the north, north-east and west and Chợ Mới District to the south-east and south-west.[2]
Bắc Kạn
Thành phố Bắc Kạn | |
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City (Class-3) | |
Bắc Kạn City | |
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![]() ![]() Bắc Kạn Location of in Vietnam | |
Coordinates: 22°08′N 105°50′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Bắc Kạn |
Established city | 11 March 2015 |
Area | |
• Total | 137 km2 (53 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 45,036 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
Climate | Cwa |
As of 2019 it had a population of 45,036 people.[1] The town traces its origins to a fort established in 1880 and upgraded to city on 11 March 2015. It is divided into six wards: Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Đức Xuân, Sông Cầu, Phùng Chí Kiên, Huyền Tụng and Xuất Hóa and 2 communes: Dương Quang, Nông Thượng.
Bắc Kạn (chữ nôm: 北𣴓) was established as a fort in 1880 for troops of the Nguyễn government during the 1878 revolt of Li Yung Choï (Vietnamese: Lý Dương Tài) coincident with the Black Flag Army. Following Li's capture and decapitation, the remains of his group reformed under Liu Zhiping (Vietnamese: Lục Chi Bình) and with 5,000 men attacked the fort defended by 300 Annamite soldiers in 1881.[3][4]
The town of Bắc Kạn was one of the early headquarters of the Việt Minh in the war against the French. Jean-Étienne Valluy aimed to surround the area and capture the town in Operation Léa between 7 October and 22 December 1947.[5] A parachute drop caught the Việt Minh by surprise and seized letters left on the desk of Ho Chi Minh.[6] Both Ho and Võ Nguyên Giáp escaped only by hiding in camouflaged holes nearby.[6] It was also an area of fighting between the communists and Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng armed forces.[7]
Climate data for Bắc Kạn | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.3 (99.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
40.5 (104.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22 (0.9) |
29 (1.1) |
55 (2.2) |
113 (4.4) |
184 (7.2) |
272 (10.7) |
280 (11.0) |
277 (10.9) |
149 (5.9) |
86 (3.4) |
42 (1.7) |
19 (0.7) |
1,527 (60.1) |
Average precipitation days | 9.2 | 9.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 17.4 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 153.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 81.7 | 81.4 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 82.1 | 84.0 | 85.7 | 86.3 | 84.3 | 82.8 | 82.1 | 81.0 | 83.1 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 68 | 54 | 61 | 95 | 167 | 157 | 174 | 175 | 181 | 154 | 127 | 115 | 1,528 |
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[8] |
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