Demographics
According to the General Statistics Office of the Government of Vietnam, the population of Bắc Giang province as on 2008 was 1,628,400 with a density of 425 persons per km2 over a total land area of 3,827.45 square kilometres (1,477.79 sq mi) of the province. The male population during this period was 790,300 with females accounting for 838,100. The rural population was 1,473,000 against an urban population of 153,400.
According to the census of 1 April 2009, the population was 1,555,720 with a density of 407 people/km², 1.7 times the national average. There are 26 ethnic groups in the province, of these ethnic Vietnamese comprised 88.1%, followed by Nùng people with 4.5%, Tày with 2.6%; Sán Chay people and Sán Dìu people, both with 1.6%, Hoà 1.2% and Dao people 0.5%.
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