| LC control no. | n 98096348 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Bắc Giang (Vietnam : Province) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Vietnam--Bắc Giang (Province) |
| Variant(s) | Tỉnh Bắc Giang (Vietnam) |
| See also | Hà Bắc (Vietnam : Province) Bắc Ninh (Vietnam : Province) |
| Associated country | Vietnam |
| Found in | Địa lý hành chính Kinh Bắc, 1997: introd. (Tỉnh Bắc Giang) Foreign names information bulletin, Nov. 30, 1998 (former name: none; new name: Bắc Giang [short form], Tỉnh--ADM1 (VM71), 21°20ʹN 106°30ʹE) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm1; 21°20ʹ00ʺN 106°20ʹ00ʺE) Wikipedia WWW, Dec 3, 2013 (Bắc Ninh Province and Bá̆c Giang Province were united as Ha Bac Province [in 1962]. However, the population growth resulted in Ha Bac being split into two new provinces, each based around one of the old province's two major settlements. The new Bắc Ninh Province was formed around the municipality of Bắc Ninh [in 1996], while the modern Bắc Giang Province encompasses Bắc Giang Municipality and most of the old Ha Bac Province's rural districts) |
| Not found in | Northern Vietnam, 1964; Gaz. of Vietnam, 1986. |
| Geographic area code | a-vt--- |
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