Vĩnh Phúc (Vietnamese: [vïŋ˦ˀ˥ fʊwk͡p̚˧˦] (listen)) is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.

Vĩnh Phúc province Tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc
Province
Post Office Vĩnh Phúc  • Zen Monastery Trúc Lâm Tây Thiên  • Tam Đảo Mountain  • Lake Đại Lải  • Tam Đảo National Park  • Buffalo fighting festival  • Bình Sơn Tower
Nickname(s):  Fortune
Location of Vĩnh Phúc within Vietnam
Coordinates: 21°18′N 105°36′E
Country	Vietnam
Region	Northeast
Capital	Vĩnh Yên
Government
• People's Council Chair	Trịnh Đình Dũng
• People's Committee Chair	Nguyễn Ngọc Phi
Area
• Total	1,371.4 km2 (529.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,447,582
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Sán Dìu, Sán Chay, Tày
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes	211
ISO 3166 code	VN-70
HDI (2020)	0.751[1]
Website	www.vinhphuc.gov.vn

Administrative divisions

Vĩnh Phúc is subdivided into 8 district-level sub-divisions:

• 7 districts:

• 2 provincial city:
  • Vĩnh Yên (capital)
  • Phúc Yên

They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns (or townlets), 112 communes, and 13 wards.

Events

Closure of Sơn Lôi Commune during the COVID-19 pandemic

On February 13, 2020, Vĩnh Phúc province has decided to lock down Sơn Lôi Commune - a rural community of over 10,600 in Bình Xuyên District - for fourteen days as an effort to contain the disease caused by the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV 2) virus. Seven of the total of sixteen people contracted the virus in Vietnam are residents of Sơn Lôi Commune - including a three-month-old girl. Authorities have established mobile shops and provided food and face masks to the community.[2]

References

External links

• Official site of Vĩnh Phúc Government

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