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Bac Kan, also called Bac Can, is a province of Vietnam, which is located in the
northeastern part of the country, due north of the
capital Hanoi. Bắc Kạn is the
only town of the province which is the capital of the province and is a
municipality. The province covers an area of 4859.4 square kilometers and as of
2008 it had a population of 308,900 people.
Bac Kan is a mountainous province with rich natural resources of minerals and
forests. It has a diversity of mountains, rivers and lakes which are very
attractive; Ba Be National Park and the
Ba Be Lake within its areas are popular
attractions.
Bac Kan is a mountainous province that has common border with
Cao Bang Province
to the north, Tuyen Quang Province to the west,
Lang Son Province to the
south-east, and Thai Nguyen Province to the south. The topography is mainly
midland, mountainous. The province has a diversified system of rivers and
springs.
The Province has two main seasons: dry and cold lasts from April to October and
hot and rainy from November to December. The cold season lasts longer in the
north region. The annual average temperature is 25oC. The annual rainfall is
about 1,400mm- 1,800mm. The weather has drizzling rain and high humidity in
March, April and August.
The climatic condition of the province is typically tropical monsoonal, which
exhibits two distinct seasons namely, the rainy season from May to October
accounting for about 88-90 % of the annual rainfall and dry climatic conditions
between November and April. This results in water shortage conditions during the
dry months
Bac Kan has natural of mineral and forest, especially primitive forests with
rich of flora and faune. Aside that, natural gives the province many interesting
sights such as Ba Be National Park, Dau Dang Waterfall, Ba Be Lake, Puong Cave.
Bac Kan used to be a cradle of Vietnam revolution so it has many revolutionary
relics as ATK in there.
Bac Kan is famous for Ba Be Lake Spring Festival with many rituals and
activities as boat racing, wrestling, dancing, Nem Con (Con throwing). The
festival attracts a lot of people arround the region. |
