Vĩnh Phúc province facts for kids
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Vĩnh Phúc province
Tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc
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       Post Office Vĩnh Phúc • Zen Monastery Trúc Lâm Tây Thiên • Tam Đảo Mountain • Lake Đại Lải • Tam Đảo National Park • Buffalo fighting festival • Bình Sơn Pagoda
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Fortune
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Location of Vĩnh Phúc within Vietnam
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| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Northeast |
| Capital | Vĩnh Yên |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,371.4 km2 (529.5 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,447,582 |
| • Density | 1,055.55/km2 (2,733.86/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Sán Dìu, Sán Chay, Tày |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 211 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-70 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.751 |
Vĩnh Phúc (Vietnamese: [vïŋ˦ˀ˥ fʊwk͡p̚˧˦]) is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.
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Administrative divisions
Vĩnh Phúc is subdivided into 8 district-level sub-divisions:
- 7 districts:
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- Sông Lô
- Bình Xuyên
- Lập Thạch
- Tam Đảo
- Tam Dương
- Vĩnh Tường
- Yên Lạc
- 2 provincial city:
- Vĩnh Yên (capital)
- Phúc Yên
They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns (or townlets), 112 communes, and 13 wards.
Events
Closure of Sơn Lôi Commune during the COVID-19 pandemic
On February 13, 2020, Vĩnh Phúc province has decided to lock down Sơn Lôi Commune - a rural community of over 10,600 in Bình Xuyên District - for fourteen days as an effort to contain the disease caused by the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV 2) virus. Seven of the total of sixteen people contracted the virus in Vietnam are residents of Sơn Lôi Commune - including a three-month-old girl. Authorities have established mobile shops and provided food and face masks to the community.
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Vĩnh Phúc para niños
