Bắc Kạn
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Bắc Kạn Thành phố Bắc Kạn |
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 Bắc Kạn
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| Coordinates: 22°08′N 105°50′E / 22.133°N 105.833°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam
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| Province | Bắc Kạn |
| Established city | 11 March 2015 |
| Area | |
| • City | 137 km2 (53 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • City | 57,800 |
| • Density | 421.8/km2 (1,092/sq mi) |
Bắc Kạn (
listen) is the capital of Bắc Kạn Province, Vietnam. The province's only city, it is bordered by Bạch Thông District to the north, north-east and west and Chợ Mới District to the south-east and south-west.
The town traces its origins to a fort established in 1880 and upgraded to city on 11 March 2015. It is divided into six wards: , Đức Xuân, Sông Cầu, , Huyền Tụng and and 2 communes: , .