Thái Nguyên
Thái Nguyên | |
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| Thái Nguyên City Thành phố Thái Nguyên | |
From top to bottom, from left to right: View of Thái Nguyên, city center, Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Culture, Hồ Núi Cốc, Hang Pagoda | |
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| Nickname: Thép City | |
Interactive map of Thái Nguyên | |
Thái Nguyên Location of in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 21°36′N 105°51′E / 21.600°N 105.850°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Thái Nguyên Province |
| Founded | October 19, 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the People's Committee | Trịnh Việt Hùng |
| • Chairman of the People's Council | Phạm Hoàng Sơn |
| Area | |
• Total | 170.7 km2 (65.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 420,000 |
| • Density | 1,860/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | thainguyencity |
Thái Nguyên (ⓘ) is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital and largest city of Thái Nguyên Province. The city is listed as a first class city and is the ninth largest city in Vietnam. It has long been famous throughout Vietnam for its Tân Cương tea, among the most recognized Vietnamese tea regions. In 1959, it became the site of Vietnam's first steel mill, and is now home to a large and growing major regional university complex.