Thai Nguyen

Thai Nguyen Thành phố Thái Nguyên
Thai Nguyen Location of in Vietnam
Coordinates: 21°36′N 105°51′E
Country	Vietnam
Province	Thái Nguyên Province
Area
• Total	177.1 km2 (68.4 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	330,000
• Density	1,740/km2 (4,500/sq mi)

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Thái Nguyên ( listen) is a city and municipality 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.

History

Beginning as a small township including four residential quarters, two towns, and six communes with a combined population of approximately 140,000, Thái Nguyên became a city on 19 October 1962. Before that date, the area was a part of Đồng Mô commune, Đồng Hỷ district. Thái Nguyên township was formerly a center of the northernmost Vietnam base, called Viet Bắc during the period of its existence (1956-1975).

Location, area, and population

Thái Nguyên City is located on a bank of the Cầu River. Its area approximately 189.705 km2. Its population was 330,000 in 2010.

Administrative divisions

Thái Nguyên City includes 19 wards and 9 communes.

Wards

Trưng Vương Thịnh Đán Tân Long Quán Triều Quang Vinh Quang Trung Hoàng Văn Thụ

Đồng Quang Phan Đình Phùng Túc Duyên Tân Thịnh Gia Sàng Tân Lập

Phú Xá Cam Giá Trung Thành Hương Sơn Tân Thanh Tích Lương

Communes

Tân Cương Phúc Trìu Phúc Xuân Thịnh Đức Phúc Hà

Lương Sơn Cao Ngạn Đồng Bẩm Quyết Thắng Đồng Mô

Commerce and tourism

Thái Nguyên city is the center of heavy industries of northern Vietnam. Thái Nguyên Iron and Steel Company (TISCO), located in the city, is one of Vietnam's top 20 state-owned companies. It was formerly the site of Vietnam's northernmost military base. People in Thái Nguyên mainly work for TISCO; others work in tourism.^{[citation needed]}