Thai Nguyen is a city in northeastern Vietnam that serves as the capital and largest city of Thai Nguyen Province, ranked the ninth largest city in Vietnam and classified as a first class city. As of 2018 its population was about 420,000 across 170.7 square kilometers. It became an official city on 19 October 1962 and was the site of the 1917 Thai Nguyen uprising against French colonial rule; in 1959 it became home to Vietnams first steel mill, and the surrounding area is known for Tan Cuong tea, among the countrys most recognized tea regions. Today Thai Nguyen hosts a major regional university complex and a large Samsung Electronics manufacturing facility.
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Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Connections
Capital Of
Source Thai Nguyen (city) (Wikipedia)
Additional Source Statoids: Provinces of VietnamProvinces table, capital column
Largest City
Source Vietnam: Administrative Division (citypopulation.de)
Sources
1. Thai Nguyen (city) (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Thái Nguyên () is a city in Vietnam.
Capital Of: Thái Nguyên, Lead
It is the capital and largest city of Thái Nguyên Province.
View the Source2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 21.6,105.85
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (21.6,105.85); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountainQuote, SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (21.6,105.85); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
"elevation": 26.0
3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 21.75 105.75 (class Cwa) containing the city pointQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 21.75 105.75 (class Cwa) containing the city point
21.75 105.75 Cwa
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13Quote, Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Ho Chi Minh entry suffices for most purposes as it agrees with all of
Statoids: Provinces of Vietnam
StatoidsCapital Of: Thái Nguyên, Provinces table, capital columnQuote, Capital Of: Thái Nguyên, Provinces table, capital column
Thai Nguyen VN.TY 69 VM85 23 1,124,786 1,046,163 3,526 1,361 Thai Nguyen N-T Thai Nguyen
Vietnam: Administrative Division (citypopulation.de)
Largest City: Thái Nguyên, Division table, 2019 census columnQuote, Largest City: Thái Nguyên, Division table, 2019 census column
Thái Nguyên District-level City 307,318 340,403
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Country list, South-eastern AsiaQuote, In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Country list, South-eastern Asia
Viet Nam 704 VNM
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