Thái Nguyên
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Key facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Northeast
- Capital
- Thái Nguyên
- Subdivision
- 3 cities, 6 rural districts
- Type
- Province
- Body
- Thái Nguyên Provincial People's Council
- Chairman of people s council
- Phạm Hoàng Sơn
- Chairman of people s committee
- Trịnh Việt Hùng
- Province
- 8,375.21 km (3,233.69 sq mi)
- Density
- 214.859/km (556.482/sq mi)
- Urban
- 700,000
- Vietnamese
- 70.13%
- T y
- 11.69%
- N ng
- 6.35%
- S n d u
- 4.39%
- S n chay
- 3.07%
- Others
- 4.37%
- Time zone
- UTC+7 (ICT)
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Thái Nguyên ( Vietnamese pronunciation: [t̺ʰǎj ŋʷiə̄n]) is a province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. It is a mountainous inland province. Thái Nguyên's society is composed of eight ethnic groups.
With its natural resources and somewhat salubrious climate, Thái Nguyên offers opportunities for industrial development for domestic and foreign investors. It is also known as an educational centre and has 21 universities and colleges. Thái Nguyên is the centre of tea industry in Vietnam with an area of 16,000 ha. (second to Lâm Đồng) with a production of 100,000 tonnes (98,000 long tons; 110,000 short tons) per year. Its dried tea production is 25,000 tonnes (25,000 long tons; 28,000 short tons) per year.