Phổ Yên is a provincial city of

Thái Nguyên Province Cài () is a Chinese-language surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. In 2019 it was the 38th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in Taiwan (as of 2018), where it is usually romanized as "Tsai" (based on ...

in the

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region of Vietnam. As of 2021, the city had a population of 231,363. The city covers an area of 258.42 km².

Administrative divisions

Phổ Yên is subdivided into 18 commune-level subdivisions, including the 13

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of: Ba Hàng, Bãi Bông, Bắc Sơn, Đắc Sơn, Đông Cao, Đồng Tiến, Hồng Tiến, Nam Tiến, Tân Hương, Tân Phú, Tiên Phong, Thuận Thành, Trung Thành and 5 rural communes of: Minh Đức, Phúc Tân, Phúc Thuận, Thành Công, Vạn Phái.

Economy

Phổ Yên is home to a Samsung factory.

References

Districts of Thái Nguyên province Cities in Vietnam Thái Nguyên province {{ThaiNguyen-geo-stub