Map of Bắc Kạn, Vietnam

Bắc Kạn is a city in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, with a population of about 45,036. It lies at 22.1470°N, 105.8348°E. Bắc Kạn is about 125 km (78 mi) north of Hanoi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Thái Nguyên, 61 km to the south.

Bắc Kạn at a glance

Where is Bắc Kạn?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 47 min on the shortest day to 13 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bắc Kạn

• Thái Nguyên — 61 km south
• Cao Bằng — 72 km northeast
• Tuyên Quang — 73 km southwest
• Vĩnh Yên — 96 km south
• Sóc Sơn — 99 km south
• Lạng Sơn — 101 km east
• Việt Trì — 102 km southwest
• Phúc Yên — 102 km south
• Bắc Giang — 104 km south
• Phú Thọ — 104 km southwest

Largest cities in Thai Nguyen

• Thái Nguyên — 420,000

Largest cities in Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City — 14,002,598
• Hanoi — 8,053,663
• Haiphong — 2,625,200
• Cần Thơ — 1,507,187
• Huế — 1,380,000
• Da Nang — 1,276,000
• Biên Hòa — 1,272,235
• Thanh Hóa — 850,000
• Vinh — 790,000
• Thuận An — 588,616

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.