Phúc Yên

City in Vĩnh Phúc, Vietnam
Phúc Yên
Thành phố Phúc Yên
City (Class-3)
Phúc Yên City
Hồ Đại Lải
Hồ Đại Lải
Official seal of Phúc Yên
Seal
Map
Interactive map outlining Phúc Yên
21°14′N 105°42′E / 21.233°N 105.700°E / 21.233; 105.700
Country Vietnam
ProvinceVĩnh Phúc
CapitalPhúc Yên
Area
 • Total120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total83,352
 • 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."
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