Việt Yên
District-level town in Bắc Giang province, Vietnam
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Việt Yên is a district-level town (thị xã) of Bắc Giang province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. Việt Yên borders on the south with Bắc Ninh province; on the west with Hiệp Hòa district; on the east with Yên Dũng district; and on the north with Tân Yên district and Bắc Giang City.
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| Việt Yên Town Thị xã Việt Yên | |
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| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Bắc Giang province |
| Government | |
| • Party Secretary: | Lê Ô Pích[1] |
| • People's Council Chairman: | Lê Ô Pích |
| • People's Committee Chairman: | Nguyễn Hồng Đức |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.2 sq mi (171.4 km2) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 229.162 người |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
Administrative divisions
The town is divided into 9 wards: Bích Động (capital), Hồng Thái, Nếnh, Ninh Sơn, Quang Châu, Quảng Minh, Tăng Tiến, Tự Lạn, and Vân Trung, and 8 communes: Hương Mai, Minh Đức, Nghĩa Trung, Thượng Lan, Tiên Sơn, Trung Sơn, Vân Hà, and Việt Tiến.
