Văn Yên is a
district
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of
Yên Bái province
Yên Bái was a former Provinces of Vietnam, province located in Northwest (Vietnam), Northwest Vietnam. It shares borders with six provinces which are Hà Giang province, Lào Cai province, Lai Châu province, Sơn La province, Phú Thọ provinc ...
, in the
Northeast
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region of
Vietnam
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. As of 2019, the district had a population of 129,679.
[ The district covers an area of 1389.0 km2. The district capital lies at Mậu A.]
Administrative divisions
Văn Yên is divided into 25 commune-level sub-divisions, including the township of Mậu A and 24 rural communes (An Bình, An Thịnh, Châu Quế Hạ, Châu Quế Thượng, Đại Phác, Đại Sơn, Đông An, Đông Cuông, Lâm Giang, Lang Thíp, Mậu Đông, Mỏ Vàng, Nà Hẩu, Ngòi A, Phong Dụ Hạ, Phong Dụ Thượng, Quang Minh, Tân Hợp, Viễn Sơn, Xuân Ái, Xuân Tầm, Yên Hợp, Yên Phú, Yên Thái).
References
Districts of Yên Bái province
Yên Bái province
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