Phúc Yên

Phúc Yên
Provincial city (Class-3)
Phúc Yên City
Thành phố Phúc Yên
Hồ Đại Lải
Hồ Đại Lải
Official seal of Phúc Yên
Seal
Map
Interactive map outlining Phúc Yên
Phúc Yên is located in Vietnam
Phúc Yên
Phúc Yên
Location of Phúc Yên in Vietnam
Coordinates: 21°14′N 105°42′E / 21.233°N 105.700°E / 21.233; 105.700
Country Vietnam
ProvinceVĩnh Phúc
CapitalPhúc Yên
Area
 • Total
120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
83,352
 • Density1,295/km2 (3,350/sq mi)
Websitephucyen.vinhphuc.gov.vn

Phúc Yên is a city in Vĩnh Phúc Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.[1] As of 2003 the district had a population of 83,352.[2] The district covers an area of 120 km2. The district capital lies at Phúc Yên.[2] The city is on National Route 2 heading North-West out of Hanoi to the town of Vĩnh Yên.[3]

References

  1. ^ Atlas of the World, Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 226.
  2. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  3. ^ Tim Doling North East VietNam: mountains and ethnic minorities 2000 Page 52 "Leaving the capital, National Road 2 heads through Phúc Yên to the town of Vĩnh Yên, 53 kilometres north west of Hà Nội."
Stub icon

This article about a location in Vĩnh Phúc Province, Vietnam is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.