Bắc Kạn

Bắc Kạn ( listen) is the capital of Bắc Kạn Province, Vietnam. The province's only town, 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. It is divided into four wards: Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Đức Xuân, Sông Cầu and Phùng Chí Kiên, and 4 communes: Huyền Tụng, Dương Quang, Nông Thượng, Xuất Hóa.