Phồn Xương is a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

(''thị trấn'') and capital of

Yên Thế District Yên Thế is a rural district of Bắc Giang province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the district had a population of 110,920. The district covers an area of 301 km2. The district capital lies at Phồn Xương. The distri ...

Bắc Giang Province Bắc Giang �ak˧˥:zaːŋ˧˧was a former Provinces of Vietnam, province in the Northeast (Vietnam), Northeast region of Vietnam. History Its oldest name was Kinh Bắc (京北, "north fcapital"), a sub-division has ever included two ...

, in northeastern

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

.Ministry of Public Information in Vietnam
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Yên Thế Insurrection The Yên Thế Insurrection or officially Yên Thế Uprising () was a 25-year-long popular revolt in Yên Thế Rural District of Tonkin, against the French protectorate and in defiance of the Nguyễn Dynasty's collaborative stance. History At ...

began.

References

Populated places in Bắc Giang province Communes of Bắc Giang province District capitals in Vietnam Townships in Vietnam {{BacGiang-geo-stub