Từ Sơn is a city of
Bắc Ninh Province in the
Red River Delta
The Red River Delta or Hong River Delta () is the flat low-lying plain formed by the Red River and its distributaries merging with the Thái Bình River in Northern Vietnam. ''Hồng'' (紅) is a Sino-Vietnamese word for "red" or "crimson". T ...
region of Vietnam. As of 2021, Từ Sơn had a population of 202,874, covering an area of 61.08 km².
[ The centre ward is Đông Ngàn, formerly Từ Sơn township.
In 974, ]Lý Thái Tổ
Lý Thái Tổ ( vi-hantu, , 8 March 974 – 31 March 1028), personal name Lý Công Uẩn, temple name Thái Tổ, was a founding emperor of Lý dynasty and the 6th ruler of Đại Việt; he reigned from 1009 to 1028.
Early years
Lý Công ...
was born in this town. The Lý Bát Đế Shrine is located here.
References
Municipalities of Bắc Ninh province
Cities in Vietnam
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